Pseudorandom
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pseudorandom is an adjective meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
Example Sentences
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.
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: […]
Word Forms
- pseudo-random
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include random, deterministic, pseudoproper, pseudorational, distributionless, pseudonumerical.
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