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random function

noun

Definitions

  1. A function whose formula is always the same, but whose initial value is chosen at random…

    A function whose formula is always the same, but whose initial value is chosen at random from a set of possible values (its domain).

  2. A function chosen at random from a set of functions.

  3. A function that returns a random or pseudo-random value that is distributed according to…

    A function that returns a random or pseudo-random value that is distributed according to a specific probability distribution associated with the function.

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