pseudorandom
English
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Adjective
pseudorandom (not comparable)
- Of a sequence of numbers, such that it has all the properties of a random sequence following some probability distribution (except true randomness), but is actually generated using a deterministic algorithm.
- 1941, Isabel Fonseca, Memoirs, Society for American Archaeology, Issues 25-30, Society for American Archaeology, page 31:
- Simple random samples were chosen from an ordered list with the aid of a Pseudo Random Digit Generator affiliated with the Computer Data Corporation Fortran Compiler.
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Translations
appearing to be random
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