RANDOMLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does randomly mean? 

• RANDOMLY (adverb)
  The adverb RANDOMLY has 1 sense:

1. in a random manner

  Familiarity information: RANDOMLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RANDOMLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a random manner

Synonyms:

arbitrarily; at random; every which way; haphazardly; indiscriminately; randomly; willy-nilly

Context example:

bullets were fired into the crowd at random

Pertainym:

random (lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance)

 Context examples 

At 6 months of age, the children were randomly divided into 4 groups.

(Drug Prevents Malaria in High-Risk Region, NIH)

Participants were randomly assigned to either a high-dose (target daily dose of 3,000 milligrams peanut protein) or a low-dose regimen (target dose of 300 milligrams).

(Preschoolers benefit from peanut allergy therapy, NIH)

Participants were randomly assigned to receive omalizumab or placebo injections for the first 16 weeks of the study.

(Omalizumab improves efficacy of oral immunotherapy for multiple food allergies, National Institutes of Health)

Participants randomly assigned to a “small-changes” group focused on making daily small changes in diet and physical activity to prevent weight gain.

(Strategies successfully reduce weight gain in young adults, NIH)

The scientists randomly divided 292 male mice into two diet groups.

(Longer daily fasting times improve health and longevity, National Institutes of Health)

Single Pisces could meet someone new very unexpectedly and randomly. Look your best!

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The 186 people randomly assigned to the placebo group received 5 grams daily of olive oil (about 1 teaspoon) in identical capsules.

(Omega-3s from fish oil supplements no better than placebo for dry eye, National Institutes of Health)

Because the disease has long been considered randomly occurring rather than inherited, people with a family history are not typically screened.

(Study finds genetic link for rare intestinal cancer, NIH)

Over 200 young and middle-aged normal-weight or moderately overweight adults were randomly assigned to follow either a calorie restriction diet or their usual diets.

(Moderate calorie restriction in young and middle-aged adults significantly reduces heart and metabolic risk factors independent of weight loss, National Institutes of Health)

Thousands of randomly created programs are progressively evolved over time using an evolutionary search based on the principle of survival of the fittest.

(Genetic Programming, NCI Thesaurus)