aleatory
adjective uk/ˈeɪ.li.ə.tər.i/ us/ˈeɪ.li.ə.tɔːr.i/
formal偶然
happening, done, or chosen by chance, rather than according to any plan
We need a theory that takes into account the aleatory nature of history. 我们需要一种考虑历史偶然性的理论。
I can list names of poets whom I consider significant, but any such list is somewhat aleatory. 我可以列出我认为重要的诗人的名字，但任何这样的名单都具有偶然性。
Synonym: random
music, art, literature specialized偶然的
Aleatory music, art, etc. involves some parts that are chosen by chance, for example by a computer or by a performer.
John Cage has been a key proponent of aleatory music. 约翰·凯吉是机率音乐的主要支持者。
He remarks that aleatory experiments in writing risk being more interesting to the writer than to the reader. 他说到作者比读者对随机写作实验的风险更感兴趣。
finance & economics, law specialized（合同）射幸的
An aleatory contract (= a legal agreement) relates to an uncertain event that may or may not happen or whose result someone cannot control.
An insurance policy is a very common type of aleatory contract. 保险合同是一种非常常见的射幸合同。
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- He has a genius for making his carefully structured stories seem spontaneous and aleatory.
- In the course of the play the characters go their random, aleatory ways.
- The piece is an example of aleatory music: the performers are given a set of musical building blocks to combine in different ways.