random number generator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of random number generator
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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The judge found that the result from the random number generator was different from the result on screen due to human error in mapping the software, which had affected 14 plays over 48 days.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025
Was it all a hoax, generated by charlatans sitting down with a list of medical conditions and a random number generator?
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2021
Then, use a random number generator or table of random number to generate 30 numbers between 1 and 200, and select the students matching the random numbers.
From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020
Using your random number generator, randomly select 20 cars from the list and record their weights and fuel efficiency into Table 12.11.
From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013
Apparently, Angband's random number generator occasionally gets locked in a repetition, so you get something with a 3% chance happening 8 times in a row.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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