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On Melissa O’Neill’s PCG random number generator
Computers often need random numbers. Most times, random numbers are not actually random... in the sense that they are the output of a mathematical function that is purely deterministic. And it is not even entirely clear what "really random" would mean. It is not clear that we live in a randomized universe... it seems…
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Math & AlgorithmsSoftware Engineering2017
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2017 | On Melissa O’Neill’s PCG random number generator by ozanonay | 104 | 83 |
