[Avodah] random numbers

[Eli Turkel]

<< I'm not sure if it helps anyone think about this differently, but we've
had "random" number generators generating seemingly random numbers for a
long time, yet the numbers are not truly random as they are generated by a
computer following instructions. >>

Technically such numbers are known as pseudo-random numbers. As KT notes
these are produced by an algorithm and so repeatedable (in practice one uses
a different seed so that it doesnt repeat). The sequence is called random
since a statistical study indicates that there is no correlation between the
numbers.


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Eli Turkel
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