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aleatory

[ ey-lee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, al-ee- ]

adjective

  1. Law. depending on a contingent event:

    an aleatory contract.

  2. of or relating to accidental causes; of luck or chance; unpredictable:

    an aleatory element.

  3. Music. employing the element of chance in the choice of tones, rests, durations, rhythms, dynamics, etc.


aleatory

/ -tr瑟; 藢e瑟l瑟蓹藞t蓲r瑟k; 藞e瑟l瑟蓹t蓹r瑟 /

adjective

  1. dependent on chance
  2. (esp of a musical composition) involving elements chosen at random by the performer
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of aleatory1

1685鈥95; < Latin 腻濒别腻迟艒谤颈耻蝉, equivalent to 腻濒别腻迟艒谤- (stem of 腻濒别腻迟辞谤 gambler ( 腻濒别 ( a ) game of chance + -腻迟辞谤 -ator ) + -ius adj. suffix; -tory 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of aleatory1

C17: from Latin 腻濒别腻迟艒谤颈耻蝉, from 腻濒别腻迟辞谤 gambler, from 腻濒别a game of chance, dice, of uncertain origin
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First, we led him through an 鈥渁leatory music鈥 session in which he had to use a cheese grater to produce sounds.

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The team is now researching perceptions of aleatory uncertainty 鈥 unknowns about the future due to randomness, indeterminacy, chance or luck.

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The tonal lurching makes 鈥淐ardinal鈥 feel whimsical and even a bit aleatory, like a John Cage sonata.

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As he develops the project, he is likely to grow more comfortable and grounded in the aleatory digital space he鈥檚 created.

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As a generation from whom little was expected, we cultivated an aleatory, 鈥渟lacker鈥 ethos鈥攚ell depicted in Richard Linklater鈥檚 film of the same name.

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