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  2. Mersenne Twister - Wikipedia

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    The Mersenne Twister is a general-purpose pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) developed in 1997 by Makoto Matsumoto (松本 眞) and Takuji Nishimura (西村 拓士). [1] [2] Its name derives from the choice of a Mersenne prime as its period length.

  3. Fisher–Yates shuffle - Wikipedia

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    Their description of the algorithm used pencil and paper; a table of random numbers provided the randomness. The basic method given for generating a random permutation of the numbers 1 through N goes as follows: Write down the numbers from 1 through N. Pick a random number k between one and the number of unstruck numbers remaining (inclusive).

  4. Pseudorandom number generator - Wikipedia

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    It can be shown that if is a pseudo-random number generator for the uniform distribution on (,) and if is the CDF of some given probability distribution , then is a pseudo-random number generator for , where : (,) is the percentile of , i.e. ():= {: ()}. Intuitively, an arbitrary distribution can be simulated from a simulation of the standard ...

  5. Random number generation - Wikipedia

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    Dice are an example of a mechanical hardware random number generator. When a cubical die is rolled, a random number from 1 to 6 is obtained. Random number generation is a process by which, often by means of a random number generator (RNG), a sequence of numbers or symbols is generated that cannot be reasonably predicted better than by random chance.

  6. Linear congruential generator - Wikipedia

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    If a ≡ +3, X alternates ±1↔±3, while if a ≡ −3, X alternates ±1↔∓3 (all modulo 8). It can be shown that this form is equivalent to a generator with modulus m/4 and c ≠ 0. [1] A more serious issue with the use of a power-of-two modulus is that the low bits have a shorter period than the high bits.

  7. Python syntax and semantics - Wikipedia

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    A snippet of Python code with keywords highlighted in bold yellow font. The syntax of the Python programming language is the set of rules that defines how a Python program will be written and interpreted (by both the runtime system and by human readers). The Python language has many similarities to Perl, C, and Java. However, there are some ...

  8. Pseudorandom binary sequence - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, truly random sequence sources, such as sequences generated by radioactive decay or by white noise, are infinite (no pre-determined end or cycle-period). However, as a result of this predictability, PRBS signals can be used as reproducible patterns (for example, signals used in testing telecommunications signal paths).

  9. /dev/random - Wikipedia

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    Since OpenBSD 5.1 (May 1, 2012) /dev/random and /dev/arandom uses arc4random, a CSPRNG function based on RC4. The function was changed to use the stronger ChaCha20 with OpenBSD 5.5 (May 1, 2014). The system automatically uses hardware random number generators (such as those provided on some Intel PCI hubs) if they are available, through the ...