pseudorandom
Americanadjective
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noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
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mimicking randomness.
noun
Etymology
Origin of pseudorandom
First recorded in 1945–50; pseudo- ( def. ) + random ( def. )
Example Sentences
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In this case, a meaningless but huge stream of pseudorandom data was beamed over 13km of coiled fibre optic cable in a lab setting.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2024
What Verstraete and Mubayi discovered was that sampling from pseudorandom graphs frequently gives better bounds on Ramsey numbers than random graphs.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024
Together they discovered that pseudorandom graphs could advance the current knowledge on these old problems.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024
Once they had the pseudorandom graph in place, they still had to puzzle out several pieces of math.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024
In these cases, one mixes pseudorandom numbers from several computers, then incorporates the physical indeterminacy of randomly fluctuating voltages from a “white noise” source.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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