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Definition (keystage 2)

A term used in probability, relating to things that happen by chance. It means that there is no special pattern to the items or numbers that are selected or chosen, that is, they happen in a haphazard way.

Definition (keystage 3)

Determined by chance rather than by any definite predictable process.

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