random methods
[ˈrændəm ˈmeθədz]
noun phrase
métodos aleatórios
1. Techniques or procedures that involve selecting or operating without a definite aim, rule, or method; selection based on chance rather than deliberate choice
The researchers used random methods to select participants for the study.
Os pesquisadores usaram métodos aleatórios para selecionar os participantes do estudo.
2. In statistics and mathematics, procedures that employ randomization or probability theory
Random methods are essential in Monte Carlo simulations.
Métodos aleatórios são essenciais em simulações de Monte Carlo.
3. Unsystematic or haphazard approaches lacking organization or planning
They approached the problem with random methods instead of a structured strategy.
Eles abordaram o problema com métodos aleatórios em vez de uma estratégia estruturada.
The term 'random methods' is primarily used in academic, scientific, and technical contexts in both Brazil and the USA. It gained prominence with the rise of data science and computational statistics. In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, people more commonly use informal expressions like 'ao acaso' or 'sem critério' to describe haphazard approaches, while 'métodos aleatórios' is reserved for formal scientific discourse.
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