What does it mean "randomly"
The teacher said "students randomly failed the SAT."
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My first reaction is that that this sentence was written by someone who doesn't know what 'randomly' means. If I had to dig for a meaning, I'd guess that the idea is that students passed or failed, all for no apparent reason. Clive
- My first reaction is that that this sentence was written by someone who doesn't know what 'randomly' means.
- If I had to dig for a meaning, I'd guess that the idea is that students passed or failed, all for no apparent reason.
- Clive
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My first reaction is that that this sentence was written by someone who doesn't know what 'randomly' means.
If I had to dig for a meaning, I'd guess that the idea is that students passed or failed, all for no apparent reason.
Clive
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For a while some years ago, teen slang included 'random' with the meaning 'unexpected' or 'unknown'. I don't know if this turn of phrase is still popular.
Your sentence seems to include a vestige of this usage. It's not standard English. Without further context I would paraphra
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