pseudorandom en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH-der. Proto-Germanic *rinnaną Proto-West Germanic *rinnan Frankish *randijubor. Old French randirder. Old French randonbor. Middle English randoun English randon English random English pseudorandom From pseudo- + random.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of a sequence of numbers, such that it has all the properties of a random sequence following some probability distribution (except true randomness), but is actually generated using a deterministic algorithm.
Simple random samples were chosen from an ordered list with the aid of a Pseudo Random Digit Generator affiliated with the Computer Data Corporation Fortran Compiler.
1941, Isabel Fonseca, Memoirs, Society for American Archaeology, Issues 25-30, Society for American Archaeology, page 31:Elite uses a pseudorandom number generator based on Tribonacci numbers. Unlike Fibonacci numbers, where the nth term in the series is based on the previous two terms, Tribonacci numbers use the previous three terms: […]
2016, John Aycock, Retrogame Archeology, Springer, →ISBN, page 113:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| pseudo-random | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pseudorandom number generator · pseudorandomness · pseudorandomly · pseudorandomized · pseudorandomize · super-pseudorandom
Relateds
Translations (13)
de scheinzufällig (appearing to be random) · pl pseudolosowy (appearing to be random) · fi näennäissatunnainen (appearing to be random) · ru псевдослуча́йный (appearing to be random) · cs pseudonáhodný (appearing to be random) · cmn 僞隨機 /伪随机 (appearing to be random) · es pseudoaleatorio (appearing to be random) · fr pseudo-aléatoire (appearing to be random) · kk жалған кездейсоқ (appearing to be random) · hu álvéletlen (appearing to be random) · el ψευδοτυχαίος (appearing to be random) · sk pseudonáhodný (appearing to be random) · de pseudozufällig (appearing to be random)