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aleatory
adj. contingent upon a future event, depending on luck, occasional


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Aleatory
Aleatory means "pertaining to luck", and derives from the Latin word alea, the rolling of dice. Aleatoric, indeterminate, or chance art is that which exploits the principle of randomness.
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aleatory
Adjective
1. dependent on chance; "the aleatory element in life"
(similar) unpredictable


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Aleatory
(a.)
Depending on some uncertain contingency; as, an aleatory contract.
  

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aleatory
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