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at random

[at random] {adv. phr.} With no order, plan, or purpose; in a mixed-up, or thoughtless way. * /He opened the letters at random./ * /His clothes were scattered about the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Kozma Prutkov

If shadows of objects depended not on the sizes of such but had their own random height, then perhaps, soon there would not be a sunny spot left on Earth. www.sky-net-eye.com

John Von Neumann

(1903-1957), German-born mathematics genius Anyone attempting to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin. www.sky-net-eye.com

draw lots

[draw lots] {v. phr.} To select at random from a series in order to determine precedents or apportionment. * /The refugees to be evacuated drew lots on who would get […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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