The behavior of the XY chain with transverse randomness is investigated by means of the density-matrix renormalization group. The critical exponent for the spontaneous magnetization and the vanishing of the gap in the excitation spectrum with increasing randomness are determined, and the transition line is drawn. The effects of quantum fluctuations in the Griffiths' phase is discussed and the possibility for a renormalized spin-wave theory is indicated.

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