Tuesday, February 2, 2016

ALEATORY [adjective] 1. depending on the throw of a dice or on chance; random. 

2. of or relating to accidental causes; of luck or chance; unpredictable. 3. Law: depending on a contingent event. 4. Music. employing the element of chance in the choice of tones, rests, durations, rhythms, dynamics, etc.Etymology: from Latin āleātōrius, from āleātor, “gambler”, from ālea, “game of chance, dice”, of uncertain origin.[James R. Eads - Spin The Bottle]

[adjective] 
1. depending on the throw of a dice or on chance; random. 
2. of or relating to accidental causes; of luck or chance; unpredictable. 
3. Law: depending on a contingent event. 
4. Music. employing the element of chance in the choice of tones, rests, durations, rhythms, dynamics, etc.
Etymology: from Latin āleātōrius, from āleātor, “gambler”, from ālea, “game of chance, dice”, of uncertain origin.

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