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to randomize

to randomize

24 6.1
Arrange something in no particular order, often to give each item an equal chance
  • verb
  • /ˈrændəˌmaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aleatorizar
  • In order to conduct a fair experiment, we need to randomize the order in which the participants receive the treatments.
  • randomized trial
  • randomized presentation
  • randomized order

So now let's use my coin to randomise this a little bit.

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Examples

  • The trial presentation order was randomized for each participant.

    Academic text (2011)
  • What we did in the trial is we randomized people to three arms.

  • What do you mean when you say you have to randomize between two tests?

  • And the new type of strategy is to randomize over your existing strategies.

  • And since they fall through the air, that helps to randomize the patterns.

  • Well, you randomize someone to a medication.

  • For this reason, we could not completely randomize interventions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So now let's use my coin to randomise this a little bit.

  • Arguably, the most important randomized prevention trial in the past two decades was the Fast Track trial.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We're conducting a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial throughout the United States.

Synonyms

to mix
vsto randomize
365 1.0

Change the order of things so they are random

is used specifically for experiments or statistical arrangements
to shuffle
vsto randomize
20 2.7

To mix things like cards or songs so their order is random

is used especially when designing experiments or sampling
to ruffle
vsto randomize
1 4.7

Mix cards so their order becomes random

is preferred for planned experimental or statistical randomisation

Antonyms

662 1.6

Arrange people, things, and activities so they work well

3 6.7

To arrange things or ideas according to a plan

How Random

to randomize
  • Specialized
24 6.1
to shuffle
20 2.7
to arrange
162 1.7

Surface Forms

randomize infinitive
randomized past
randomized past participle
randomizing present participle
randomizes third person singular

Morphology

randomize = random (transparent) = random + ize

Productive verb formation from the adjective 'random' using '-ize' meaning 'to make or cause to be random', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Randomize comes from the word random plus the verb ending -ize, so it literally means 'make something random'. A helpful image is shuffling a deck of cards: to randomize is to mix things so their order is 'unpredictable', which people use in studies or tests to stop unfair results.