Sunday, February 20, 2005

Word of the Day

aleatory • \AY-lee-uh-tor-ee\ • adjective
1 : depending on an uncertain event or contingency
2 : relating to luck and especially to bad luck
*3 : characterized by chance or random elements

Example sentence:
The aleatory nature of a lottery drawing makes it impossible to predict who is going to be the winner.

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