Random number

/ˈɹæn.dəm ˈnʌm.bɚ/

Synonyms for "random number" (8 found)

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Adjective(2 words)

Strong matches (2)

Adjective(1 words)
computed random value
Noun(1 words)
generate random values

Related words (4)

Adjective(4 words)
pseudo random valuerandom valuestochasticstochastic value

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More general

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data attributedata methodnumbernumerical valuestatistical methodvalue

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7 entries
gaussian random numberinteger random numberrandom decimalrandom digitrandom integerreal random numberuniform random number

Collocations

10 entries
integer random numberpseudo random numberrandom number generatorrandom numbersrandom-number generatorrandom-number samplingrandom-number seedrandom-number tablereal random numberuniform random number

Inflections

3 entries
more random-numbermost random-numberrandom numbers

Derivations

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1975, Gregory Chaitin, "Randomness and Mathematical Proof", Scientific American, (232), May 1975, pp. 47–52, reprinted in Information, Randomness & Incompleteness: Papers on Algorithmic Information Theory Tossing a coin is a classical procedure for producing a random number .... Tossing a coin 20 times can produce any one of 2²⁰ ... binary series, and each of them has exactly the same probability.

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A random number is a precisely defined mathematical concept in which every number should have an equal likeliness of occurrence....

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To randomize the selection process, a random number from 1 to 50 should be used ... This could be done, for example, by using the last two digits of the serial number on a dollar bill. If those digits were 87, subtract 50, leaving 37.

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The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.

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