randomization

English

Alternative forms

• randomisation (non-Oxford British English)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH-der.

Proto-Germanic *rinnaną

Proto-West Germanic *rinnan

Frankish *randijubor.

Old French randirder.

Old French randonbor.

Middle English randoun

English randon

English random

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English -ization

English randomization

From random + -ization.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹændəməˈzeɪt͡ʃən/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɹændəməˈzeɪt͡ʃən/, [ˌɹɛəndəməˈzeɪt͡ʃən]

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌɹændəməˈzæɪt͡ʃən/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛndəməˈzæɪt͡ʃən/

Noun

randomization (countable and uncountable, plural randomizations) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

1. The process of making random.

Derived terms

• derandomization
• glycorandomization
• nonrandomization
• postrandomization
• pseudorandomization
• quasirandomization
• rerandomization

Translations

The process of making random

• Czech: randomizace f
• Indonesian: pengacakan
• Latvian: randomizācija f
• Portuguese: aleatorização f
• Swedish: slumpning c