randomize
verb
ran·dom·ize
ˈran-də-ˌmīz 
randomized; randomizing
: to select, assign, or arrange in a random way
randomizer
noun
Examples of randomize in a Sentence
The numbers have been randomized.
A randomized study of patients treated with the drug showed it to be effective.
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Patients were randomized to either receive just conventional therapy, which is radiation directed at the tumor followed by chemotherapy, or a short course of additional chemotherapy before the standard radiation and chemotherapy.
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Victoria Forster, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Study participants were randomized to receive both doses in one arm or the second dose in the opposite arm.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024
Designed like medical trials, with both treatment and control groups, randomized experiments have become an indispensible tool for development economists seeking to lend more scientific rigor to their research on social programs.
—Edward Miguel, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2011
The details of every test can be randomized to prevent the subject from simply memorizing the right answers.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PCMAG, 9 Aug. 2024
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Victoria Forster, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Study participants were randomized to receive both doses in one arm or the second dose in the opposite arm.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024
Designed like medical trials, with both treatment and control groups, randomized experiments have become an indispensible tool for development economists seeking to lend more scientific rigor to their research on social programs.
—Edward Miguel, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2011
The details of every test can be randomized to prevent the subject from simply memorizing the right answers.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PCMAG, 9 Aug. 2024
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randomize
verb
ran·dom·ize
ˈran-də-ˌmīz
randomized; randomizing
: to make random
shuffling randomizes playing cards
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