randomizer

randomizer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH-der.
Proto-Germanic *rinnaną
Proto-West Germanic *rinnan
Frankish *randijubor.
Old French randirder.
Old French randonbor.
Middle English randoun
English randon
English random
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English randomize
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English randomizer

    From randomize + -er.

    Noun

    randomizer (plural randomizers)

    1. One who, or that which, randomizes (often practically extended to pseudorandomization as well).
      Hyponyms: random number generator, pseudorandom number generator
      1. A video game mod that randomizes or shuffles gameplay elements, such as enemy spawning or loot, in order to make the game unpredictable or chaotic.

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