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select randomly

[sɪˈlɛkt ˈrændəmli]
verb phrase
selecionar aleatoriamente
1. to choose something without a predetermined pattern or method; to pick by chance
The system will select randomly from the list of participants.
O sistema irá selecionar aleatoriamente da lista de participantes.
2. in computing and statistics, to choose items from a dataset using random sampling
We need to select randomly 100 samples from the database.
Precisamos selecionar aleatoriamente 100 amostras do banco de dados.
Synonyms
choose randomlypick at randomselect by chancerandomly choose
Antonyms
select deliberatelychoose purposefullyselect systematicallyhandpick

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
selecionar aleatoriamente
most common usage
São Paulo
escolher aleatoriamente
alternative with escolher instead of selecionar
Portugal
selecionar aleatoriamente
same as Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

pick out of a hat
leave it to chance
throw a dart at it
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