The word 'aleatory' originally came from Latin as 'aleatorius'

'Aleatory' is a word borrowed from Latin 'aleatorius'. The word entered the English language some time around 1693.

aleatory [adjective] [1693]

• depending on an uncertain event or contingency as to both profit and loss
• relating to luck and especially to bad luck
• aleatoric

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

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