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random number generator

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
ran-dom num-ber -gen-er-a-tor
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device or algorithm that generates numbers at random or apparently at random. In many cases they actually select successive numbers deterministically and are more technically termed pseudorandom number generator.

Inflected Forms

random number generators (plural) random-number generator (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pseudorandom number generator

Synonyms

RNG

Questions

What does random number generator mean?
A device or algorithm that generates numbers at random or apparently at random. In many cases they actually select successive numbers deterministically and are more technically termed pseudorandom number generator.

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