ALEATORY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Deriving from the Latin noun alea, which refers to a kind of dice game, aleatory was first used in English in the late 17th century to describe things that are dependent on uncertain odds, much like a roll of the dice
ALEATORY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary 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 He remarks that aleatory experiments in writing risk being more interesting to the writer than to the reader
Aleatory - definition of aleatory by The Free Dictionary 1 Dependent on chance, luck, or an uncertain outcome: an aleatory contract between an oil prospector and a landowner 2 Of or characterized by gambling: aleatory contests
aleatory adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of aleatory adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary relating to music or other forms of art that involve elements of chance in their creation or performance Some will be amused to know that Mozart composed aleatory music and even devised a dice game to write it
Aleatory - Word Genius Aleatory music, in which some part of the composition is left up to the whims of the performer, is known as chance music It’s not just improvisation — some forms of aleatory music incorporate statistical and computer techniques