user80615: "The Bitcoin nonce forms part of the block header, which is used by miners to provide entropy as part of the Proof of Work process, to try and find a hash meeting the difficulty requirement."
Quote taken from the following article.
https://blog.bitmex.com/the-mystery-of-the-bitcoin-nonce-pattern/

user48884: It means randomness. In computing, if something a source of entropy means that means it is a source of randomness.

80615: <p>"The Bitcoin nonce forms part of the block header, which is used by miners to provide entropy as part of the Proof of Work process, to try and find a hash meeting the difficulty requirement."</p>

<p>Quote taken from the following article.</p>

<p><a href="https://blog.bitmex.com/the-mystery-of-the-bitcoin-nonce-pattern/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://blog.bitmex.com/the-mystery-of-the-bitcoin-nonce-pattern/</a></p>
 48884: <p>It means randomness. In computing, if something a source of entropy means that means it is a source of randomness.</p>
