which one is correct?

[behnaazzz_f63]

Hi,

Which one is correct?

1-A forest is normally a group planting of trees which are all planted in random

2-A forest is normally a group planting of trees which are all planted at random

[MikeNewYork]

Hi,

Which one is correct?

1-A forest is normally a group planting of trees which are all planted in random

2-A forest is normally a group planting of trees which are all planted at random

It should be "at random", but most forests weren't planted by anyone.

[BobK]

What induced the error shown in [1] may have been the phrase 'in random order'. The phrases 'in random order' and 'at random' are very close in meaning.

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