Random (disambiguation)

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Random can refer to:

• Randomness, the property of lacking any sort of order.

Science and technology

• Random number
• Random variable
• /dev/random, a Unix device file
• See also Category:Randomness

Places

• Random Lake, Wisconsin
• Random Island, Canada
• The former name of Brighton, Vermont

Music

• Random (musician)
• Random (band)
• Random (Lady Sovereign song), a song by Lady Sovereign
• "Random", a song by Gary Numan released as a bonus track on his album The Pleasure Principle
• "Random", a song from the 311 album by the band 311
• Random, a tribute album to Gary Numan

Other

• Robert Random, a Canadian actor
• Random (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Random, Prince of Amber, in the novels of Roger Zelazny
• Random Frequent Flyer Dent, the daughter of Arthur Dent in the Hitchhikers Guide book Mostly Harmless
• Random House, Book Publisher
• Random refers to things in no sense or order. For example, if someone were to shout out "cream cheese!" in the middle of a business presentation, that would be considered an act of randomness.

See also

• Non sequitur, for which "random" is a common synonym with today's youth.

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