Meaning & use
aleatory
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Depending on chance or random outcomes rather than skill or design.
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The composer used aleatory techniques, letting dice rolls determine parts of the score.
Insurance contracts are considered aleatory because payouts depend on unpredictable events.
A note on using this word
Appears in music theory, law, and philosophy; "aleatoric" is a common variant spelling, especially in discussions of music.
Words with a similar meaning
randomchance-based
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Words with an opposite meaning
deterministicplanned
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