Random number
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Random number may refer to:
- A number generated for or part of a set exhibiting statistical randomnessStatistical randomnessA numeric sequence is said to be statistically random when it contains no recognizable patterns or regularities; sequences such as the results of an ideal dice roll, or the digits of π exhibit statistical randomness....
. - A random sequenceRandom sequenceThe concept of a random sequence is essential in probability theory and statistics. The concept generally relies on the notion of a sequence of random variables and many statistical discussions begin with the words "let X1,...,Xn be independent random variables...". Yet as D. H. Lehmer stated in...
obtained from a stochastic process. - An algorithmically random sequenceAlgorithmically random sequenceIntuitively, an algorithmically random sequence is an infinite sequence ofbinary digits that appears random to any algorithm...
in algorithmic information theory. - The output of a random number generatorRandom number generationA random number generator ) is a computational or physical device designed to generate a sequence of numbers or symbols that lack any pattern, i.e. appear random....
. - The least random number (17), according to the Hacker's Jargon FileJargon FileThe Jargon File is a glossary of computer programmer slang. The original Jargon File was a collection of terms from technical cultures such as the MIT AI Lab, the Stanford AI Lab and others of the old ARPANET AI/LISP/PDP-10 communities, including Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Carnegie Mellon...
. - See also :Category:Randomness