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a·le·a·to·ry

 (ā′lē-ə-tôr′ē)
adj.
1. Dependent on chance, luck, or an uncertain outcome: an aleatory contract between an oil prospector and a landowner.
2. Of or characterized by gambling: aleatory contests.
3. also a·le·a·to·ric (ā′lē-ə-tôr′ĭk) Music Using or consisting of sounds to be chosen by the performer or left to chance; indeterminate: An object placed inside the piano added an aleatory element to the piece.

[Latin āleātōrius, from āleātor, gambler, from ālea, game of chance, die.]
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aleatoric

[ˌeɪlɪəˈtɒrɪk] aleatory [ˈeɪlɪətərɪ] ADJaleatorio
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