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Etymology

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From haphazard +‎ -ness.

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Noun

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haphazardness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of lacking any predictable order or plan.
    Synonyms: noise, randomness, stochasticity
    • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 117:
      This low number points to the incompleteness and, with respect, haphazardness of the two selections.