| random sampling | the selection of a random sample, each element of the population has an equal chance of been selected |
camping
encampment
bivouacking
tenting | the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp |
| tent caterpillar | the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees |
forest tent caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria | larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent, serious defoliator of deciduous trees |
backpacking tent
pack tent | a tent that can be carried in a backpack |
| bell tent | a bell-shaped tent |
camper
camping bus
motor home | a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling |
canvas tent
canvas canvass | a tent made of canvas fabric |
circus tent
big top
round top
top | a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance, he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent, they had the big top up in less than an hour |
| cottage tent | a tent providing shelter for a family |
| field tent | a canvas tent for use in the field |
| fly tent | a tent with a fly front |
| lean-to tent | tent that is attached to the side of a building |
| mountain tent | a lightweight tent with a floor, flaps close with a zipper |
| petit point tent stitch | a small diagonal needlepoint stitch |
| pop tent | a small tent that is easy to carry and quick to set up |
pup tent
shelter tent | a wedge-shaped tent, usually without a floor or windows |
| pyramidal tent | a large tent shaped like a pyramid, can hold half a dozen people |
random-access memory
random access memory
random memory
RAM read
write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
| Sibley tent | a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top |
tent
collapsible shelter | a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs), he pitched his tent near the creek |
tent-fly
rainfly
fly sheet
fly tent flap | flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent |
| tent peg | a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent |
tupik
tupek
sealskin tent | tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling |
| two-man tent | a tent designed for occupancy by two persons |
| umbrella tent | a small tent with a single supporting pole and radiating metal ribs |
| wall tent | a canvas tent with four vertical walls |
| random sample | a sample grabbed at random |
random variable
variate
variant
stochastic variable
chance variable | a variable quantity that is random |
| random sample | a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected |
| random number generator | a routine designed to yield a random number |
campsite
campground
camping site
camping ground
bivouac
encampment
camping area | a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent |
| tent | a web that resembles a tent or carpet |
| random walk | a stochastic process consisting of a sequence of changes each of whose characteristics (as magnitude or direction) is determined by chance |
camp
encamp
camp out
bivouac
tent | live in or as if in a tent, Can we go camping again this summer?, The circus tented near the town, The houseguests had to camp in the living room |
| random | lacking any definite plan or order or purpose, governed by or depending on chance, a random choice, bombs fell at random, random movements |
randomly
indiscriminately
haphazardly
willy-nilly
arbitrarily
at random
every which way | in a random manner, the houses were randomly scattered, bullets were fired into the crowd at random |