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random number generator
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Noun1.random number generator - a routine designed to yield a random number
subprogram, subroutine, procedure, routine, function - a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program


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A physical random generator such as the flipping of coin or the role of dice is a very slow method.
The loss probability and the number of generations are input parameters for the random generator.
Some may argue that true random generators are those that can detect quantum behavior in subatomic physics.
 
 
 
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