aleatory

English

WOTD – 29 July 2007

Etymology

From Latin āleātōrius, from āleātor (“dice-player”), from ālea (“a die”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/, /ˈæ.lɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.lɪ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/, /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Adjective

aleatory (not comparable)

1. Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.

   Synonyms: random, stochastic

2. (art, music) Produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).

Derived terms

• aleatorily
• nonaleatory

 

Translations

depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance

• Bulgarian: случаен (bg) (slučaen), зависещ от стечение на обстоятелствата
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 偶然 (zh) (ǒurán)

• Dutch: aleatoir, aleatorisch (nl)
• Esperanto: aleatora
• French: aléatoire (fr)
• German: aleatorisch (de), zufällig (de)
• Latin: aleatorius
• Manx: croghagh
• Portuguese: aleatório (pt)
• Romanian: aleatoriu (ro)
• Spanish: aleatorio (es)
• Swedish: aleatorisk (sv), slumpmässig (sv), tillfällig (sv)
• Turkish: şansa bağlı

See also

• aleatoric
• aleatoricism