pseudorandom number generator

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From pseudo- +‎ random number generator.

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pseudorandom number generator (plural pseudorandom number generators)

  1. A device or algorithm that deterministically produces a succession of values that appear in an unpredictable sequence or apparently random order.
    • 2018, Jason Brownlee, Statistical Methods for Machine Learning, Machine Learning Mastery, page 51:
      NumPy also has its own implementation of a pseudorandom number generator and convenience wrapper functions.

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