pseudorandom

English

Alternative forms

• pseudo-random

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ random.

Adjective

pseudorandom (not comparable)

1. Of a sequence of numbers, such that it has all the properties of a random sequence following some probability distribution (except true randomness), but is actually generated using a deterministic algorithm.
   • 1941, Isabel Fonseca, Memoirs, Society for American Archaeology, Issues 25-30, Society for American Archaeology, page 31:

     Simple random samples were chosen from an ordered list with the aid of a Pseudo Random Digit Generator affiliated with the Computer Data Corporation Fortran Compiler.

Derived terms

• pseudorandom number generator
• pseudorandomness
• pseudorandomly
• pseudorandomize, pseudorandomized
• super-pseudorandom

Translations

appearing to be random

• Czech: pseudonáhodný (cs)
• Finnish: näennäissatunnainen
• French: pseudo-aléatoire
• German: pseudozufällig, scheinzufällig
• Greek: ψευδοτυχαίος (el) (psevdotychaíos)
• Hungarian: álvéletlen (hu)
• Polish: pseudolosowy
• Russian: псевдослуча́йный (ru) (psevdoslučájnyj)
• Slovak: pseudonáhodný

See also

• pseudorandom number generator