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Making a RANDOM Point!


Random means lacking any plan or order or purpose. Random with respect to an outcome is considered unpredictable or without any deterministic possibility.

'Random' is also the Winners of Australian X-Factor, another of those Reality TV shows that keeps eliminating people. Random is an R&B group comprising of 5 members. R&B means Rhythm and Blues. This is a popular genre of music that is a mix of Jazz, Gospel and Blues.

Coming back to Random; Random is also the name of a kick-ass fictional anti-hero who has featured in a few Marvel Comics editions of X-Factor. Random aka Marshall Evan Stone III is a bounty hunter of sorts and is made of protoplasm. He can change in to any form that he wishes too and fires biomatter projectiles.

For the fans of the hit-series O.C. (Orange County, CA) this might be of some interest. In one of the episodes during Season 3, a single song was played which was called...yes you guessed it - 'Random'. This was sung by Lady Sovereign who is a UK Hip Hop artist. Random was her first and only single from Lady Sovereign.

Random is also used in naval terminology. Random means any range that is beyond point-blank (especially when it comes to cannons). It was observed that when a gun (cannon) was elevated its accuracy dropped. Hence the elevations of guns were restricted or minimized. Thus the use of the word Random (due to the lack of predictability) when referring to shooting at longer ranges.

In medicine too this word plays an important role. Random is used to depict anything by chance. There are certain terms that are very important in the medicine and pharma world. For example, the word 'Random Sample' refers to a group selected randomly. A Random sample is also a word that Statisticians use a lot when they refer to their focus groups used in surveys or census.

Random Mating, another medical term, relates to a rare phenomenon where any sperm has an equal chance of fertilizing any egg without any particular regard to the genetic makeup of the mate. Genetic makeup is nothing but the genotype (the genetic constitution of an organism).
Random mating is also known as Panmixus.

Now that you have read till here, you must have realized that I am making a random point with random words used in random settings. Hail Random!



Can you think of more terms that relate to Random? Send them to the comments below.
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