random motion

collocation in English

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random
adjective
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/ˈræn.dəm/us
/ˈræn.dəm/
happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to ...
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motion
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.ʃən/us
/ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
the act or process of moving, or a particular action ...
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(Definition ofrandomandmotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, it also presents local minima that cannot be avoided in spite of using "backtracking", "randommotion", "wait".
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The inviscid (conservative) model develops arandommotionwith strong tendency towards energy-sharing.
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However, when truncated inconsistently the trajectory of second model can exhibit a quite erratic and somewhat sporadic motion, thereby reflecting the apparentlyrandommotionof inviscid equilibrium solutions.
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The perception is a coherent jitter of the static noise that follows fixational eye movements, specifically, in the region that has not been exposed to the priorrandommotion.
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This new quantity, which is analogous to the thermodynamic temperature of a gas or liquid, is a measure of the kinetic energy ofrandommotionof the particles.
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According to this, in our case, expanding fields probably induced higher attention than simple translation, whilerandommotionwas the less "attractive" compared to other stimuli.
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In chemical solutions, self-assembly is an outcome ofrandommotionof molecules and the affinity of their binding sites for one another.
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The microscopic explanation for this is based in kinetic theory and therandommotionof molecules.
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In gases and liquids, conduction is due to the collisions and diffusion of molecules during theirrandommotion.
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This type of imbalance exists at all times, and it causesrandommotionof the balloon.
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Randommotionof the air molecules and turbulence provide upward forces that may counteract the downward force of gravity.
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In spiral galaxies thisrandommotionis small compared to the low-eccentricity orbital motion, but this is not true for an elliptical galaxy.
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The individual molecules of the gas, however, are in constantrandommotion.
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Suchrandommotionis visible under ultramicroscopes and for bigger particles even under ordinary microscopes.
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This net electron motion is usually much slower than the normally occurringrandommotion.
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Byrandommotion, molecules from the vacuum pass into the volume created by the pump.
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An applied electric field will give thisrandommotiona small net velocity in one direction.
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Thisrandommotion(diffusion) is described by a differential equation, known as the diffusion equation.
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