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Fisher-Yates shuffles

Fisher-Yates shuffles is the plural of Fisher-Yates shuffle.

Meaning of Fisher-Yates shuffle

Noun

Fisher-Yates shuffle (plural Fisher-Yates shuffles)

  1. A particular algorithm for generating an unbiased random permutation of a set. It selects elements randomly from the initial set until none remain.

Questions about Fisher-Yates shuffles

What is Fisher-Yates shuffles the plural of?
Fisher-Yates shuffles is the plural of Fisher-Yates shuffle.

Words near Fisher-Yates shuffles in the dictionary

  1. fisher-boat
  2. fisher-boats
  3. Fisher-Tippett theorem
  4. Fisher-Tippett-Gnedenko theorem
  5. Fisher-Yates shuffle
  6. Fisher-Yates shuffles
  7. fisherboat
  8. fisherboats
  9. fisherboy
  10. fisherboys
  11. fisherellin

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