pseudorandom

[ soo-doh-ran-duhm ]
/ ˌsu doʊˈræn dəm /

adjective

noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
mimicking randomness.

noun

the generation of random numbers by a definite computational process.

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