random numbers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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All we know is that the team sorts random numbers into boxes on their computers based on how the groups of numbers “feel.”
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025
She interviews an old boxer, suffering from dementia, who utters seemingly random numbers any viewer will recognize immediately as pregnant with dark meaning.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
People can pick their own numbers — and some play the same numbers each time — but most players opt for the quick pick option, which lets a computer generate random numbers.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024
Miss Campbell, 39, claimed she was regularly charged the wrong amount for her energy use because her smart meter produces "random numbers" that "are wildly wrong".
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2023
The 1971 lottery used computer-generated tables of random numbers.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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