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adjective / neuter noun (mathematics / statistics / computer science)

Definition

Depending on a future and uncertain event, determined by hazard or subject to the laws of probability; unpredictable, accidental, random. In computer science and mathematics, it describes a process, variable, or numerical sequence where each outcome has an equal chance of being selected, without any pattern or predetermined order.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Random
  • Stochastic

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Variable adjective with standard shifting endings. Feminine: aleatorie, plural for all genders: aleatorii.
Formation Lexical borrowing from French 'aléatoire', directly tracing back to the classical Latin root 'aleatorius'.
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.le.a.ˈto.rju]
Source Academic Handbook of Statistical Terms and Mathematical Formalisms

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Sistemul informatic generează un cod de securitate aleatoriu de fiecare dată când utilizatorul încearcă să se autentifice.

EN: The computer system generates a random security code every time the user attempts to log in.

RO: Cercetătorii au selectat un eșantion aleatoriu de pacienți pentru a testa eficacitatea noului tratament medical.

EN: The researchers selected a random sample of patients to test the efficacy of the new medical treatment.

RO: Evoluția prețurilor acțiunilor pe termen scurt urmează adesea un parcurs aleatoriu, greu de anticipat prin analize clasice.

EN: The short-term evolution of stock prices often follows a random walk, difficult to anticipate through classical analyses.

Idioms & Phrases

Variabilă aleatorie / Random variable

RO: Funcție matematică ce atribuie o valoare numerică fiecărui rezultat posibil al unui experiment guvernat de probabilități.

EN: A mathematical function that assigns a numerical value to each possible outcome of an experiment governed by probabilities.

Proces aleatoriu / Random / stochastic process

RO: Succesiune de stări sau evenimente a căror evoluție în timp este influențată structural de factori imprevizibili.

EN: A sequence of states or events whose evolution over time is structurally influenced by unpredictable factors.

Generat în mod aleatoriu / Randomly generated

RO: Obținut prin utilizarea unui algoritm matematic special conceput pentru a elimina orice preferință sau tipar predictibil.

EN: Obtained through the use of a mathematical algorithm specially designed to eliminate any bias or predictable pattern.

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