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pseudorandom

pseudorandom adjective: 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.

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.
    • 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.1941, Isabel Fonseca, Memoirs, Society for American Archaeology, Issues 25-30, Society for American Archaeology, page 31
    • Elite uses a pseudorandom number generator based on Tribonacci numbers. Unlike Fibonacci numbers, where the nth term in the series is based on the previous two terms, Tribonacci numbers use the previous three terms: […]2016, John Aycock, Retrogame Archeology, Springer, →ISBN, page 113

Forms of pseudorandom

alternative formpseudo-random

Origin of pseudorandom

From pseudo- + random.

Words formed from pseudorandom

Phrases with pseudorandom

Questions about pseudorandom

What does pseudorandom mean?
Pseudorandom means 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.
What part of speech is pseudorandom?
Pseudorandom is an adjective.

Words near pseudorandom in the dictionary

  1. pseudoracism
  2. pseudoracist
  3. pseudoradical
  4. pseudoradicals
  5. pseudoradicular
  6. pseudorandom
  7. pseudorandom number generator
  8. pseudorandom number generators
  9. pseudorandomisation
  10. pseudorandomisations
  11. pseudorandomised

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