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pseudorandom

adj

Etymology

From pseudo- + random.

  1. derived from *h₃er-✻
  2. derived from *randijō✻
  3. derived from rend — “a run, race”
  4. derived from *randiju✻ — “a run, race”
  5. derived from randon
  6. inherited from randoun
  7. formed as pseudorandom — “pseudo- + random”

Definitions

  1. Of a sequence of numbers, such that it has all the properties of a random sequence…

    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.

    • 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.
    • Elite uses a pseudorandom number generator based on Tribonacci numbers. Unlike Fibonacci numbers, where the nth term in the series is based on the previous two terms, Tribonacci numbers use the previous three terms: […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pseudorandom. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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