aleatory
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aleatory
- /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈæ.lɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈæ.lɪ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/ US
- /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin āleātōrius, from āleātor (“dice-player”), from ālea (“a die”).
adjective
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Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
Soon the snow will close on us; we are here some twenty miles - twenty-seven, they say, but this I profoundly disbelieve - in the woods; communication by letter is slow and (let me be consistent) aleatory; by telegram is as near as may be impossible.
Similar: random, stochastic
- Produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
Translations
Talk about this word "aleatory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aleatory. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. aleatory. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aleatory "aleatory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aleatory.Cite this
@misc{aleatory_2026,
title = {aleatory},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aleatory},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
