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  2. Lehmer random number generator - Wikipedia

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    The generator computes an odd 128-bit value and returns its upper 64 bits. This generator passes BigCrush from TestU01, but fails the TMFn test from PractRand. That test has been designed to catch exactly the defect of this type of generator: since the modulus is a power of 2, the period of the lowest bit in the output is only 2 62, rather than ...

  3. Linear congruential generator - Wikipedia

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    If c = 0, the generator is often called a multiplicative congruential generator (MCG), or Lehmer RNG. If c ≠ 0, the method is called a mixed congruential generator. [1]: 4- When c ≠ 0, a mathematician would call the recurrence an affine transformation, not a linear one, but the misnomer is well-established in computer science. [2]: 1

  4. SCIgen - Wikipedia

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    SCIgen is a paper generator that uses context-free grammar to randomly generate nonsense in the form of computer science research papers. Its original data source was a collection of computer science papers downloaded from CiteSeer. All elements of the papers are formed, including graphs, diagrams, and citations.

  5. List of Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks - Wikipedia

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    The 5th edition's Basic Rules, a free PDF containing complete rules for play and a subset of the player and DM content from the core rulebooks, was released on July 3, 2014. [16] The basic rules have continued to be updated since then to incorporate errata for the corresponding portions of the Player's Handbook and combine the Player's Basic ...

  6. Matchmaker.com - Wikipedia

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    Matchmaker.com was the first online dating service. It was founded in 1986 and first operated via a bulletin board system . Members completed a questionnaire that enabled the platform to rank potential matches based on compatibility.

  7. Xanathar's Guide to Everything - Wikipedia

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    The first and third chapter are heavily player focused while the middle chapter is specifically all about tools for the DM to use. That includes sections on sleep, random encounters, traps, and more. If you're familiar with the Unearthed Arcana books from previous modern editions, this treads similar territory for 5th Edition. The question most ...

  8. Matchmaking - Wikipedia

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    Matchmaking is the process of matching two or more people together, usually for the purpose of marriage, in which case the matchmaker is also known as a marriage broker. The word is also used in the context of sporting events such as boxing, in business, in online video games and in pairing organ donors.

  9. Matchmaking (video games) - Wikipedia

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    Parties are groups of players who are treated as a single entity by matchmaking systems. [1] [4] A party can skip from session to session without its players becoming separated from each other. [2]