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pseudorandom number generator

pseudorandom number generator noun: a device or algorithm that deterministically produces a succession of values that appear in an unpredictable sequence or apparently random order.

Noun

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.
    • NumPy also has its own implementation of a pseudorandom number generator and convenience wrapper functions.2018, Jason Brownlee, Statistical Methods for Machine Learning, Machine Learning Mastery, page 51
    Synonyms:
    PRNG

Synonyms of pseudorandom number generator

Forms of pseudorandom number generator

pluralpseudorandom number generators
alternative formpseudo-random number generator

Origin of pseudorandom number generator

From pseudo- + random number generator.

Words formed from pseudorandom number generator

Questions about pseudorandom number generator

What does pseudorandom number generator mean?
Pseudorandom number generator means a device or algorithm that deterministically produces a succession of values that appear in an unpredictable sequence or apparently random order.
What part of speech is pseudorandom number generator?
Pseudorandom number generator is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudorandom number generator?
The plural of pseudorandom number generator is pseudorandom number generators.

Words near pseudorandom number generator in the dictionary

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

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