ALEATORY


Meaning of ALEATORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈā-lē-ə-ˌtȯr-ē ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin aleatorius of a gambler, from aleator gambler, from alea a dice game

Date: 1693

1. : depending on an uncertain event or contingency as to both profit and loss

an aleatory contract

2. : relating to luck and especially to bad luck

3. : aleatoric

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.