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Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.
John von Neumann

Meaning of "random numbers" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RANDOM NUMBERS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RANDOM NUMBERS

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Random numbers is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RANDOM NUMBERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Random number

Random number may refer to: ▪ A number generated for, or part of, a set exhibiting statistical randomness. ▪ A random sequence obtained from a stochastic process. ▪ An algorithmically random sequence in algorithmic information theory. ▪ The output of a random number generator.

Definition of random numbers in the English dictionary

The definition of random numbers in the dictionary is a sequence of numbers that do not form any progression, used to facilitate unbiased sampling of a population. A random-number generator is part of the software of most computers and many calculators.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RANDOM NUMBERS

random
random access
random access memory
random number
random number generator
random rubble
random sample
random variable
random walk
random walk theory
randomer
randomisation
randomiser
randomization
randomize
randomizer
randomly
randomness
randomwise

WORDS THAT END LIKE RANDOM NUMBERS

Albers
bejabers
biofibers
by numbers
by-numbers
chambers
city chambers
embers
in chambers
in numbers
jabers
law of large numbers
limbers
numbers
paint-by-numbers
rubbers
Sobers
telephone numbers

Synonyms and antonyms of random numbers in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «random numbers» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RANDOM NUMBERS

Find out the translation of random numbers to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of random numbers from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «random numbers» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

随机数
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

números aleatorios
570 millions of speakers

English

random numbers
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यादृच्छिक संख्या
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أرقام عشوائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

случайные числа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

números aleatórios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

র্যান্ডম সংখ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

des nombres aléatoires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nombor rawak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zufallszahlen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乱数
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

임의의 숫자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nomer acak
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

số ngẫu nhiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீரற்ற எண்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यादृच्छिक संख्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rasgele sayılar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

numeri casuali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

liczb losowych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

випадкові числа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

numere aleatoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τυχαίων αριθμών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ewekansige getalle
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

slumptal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilfeldige tall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of random numbers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RANDOM NUMBERS»

The term «random numbers» is regularly used and occupies the 61.816 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RANDOM NUMBERS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about random numbers

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QUOTES WITH «RANDOM NUMBERS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word random numbers.
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John von Neumann
Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RANDOM NUMBERS»

Discover the use of random numbers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to random numbers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates
This book was originally published with the same title, Glencoe, IL, The Free Press, 1955 and includes a new foreword by Michael Rich.
Rand Corporation, 2001
2
Random Number Generation and Monte Carlo Methods
This book serves as a reference for people interested in statistical computing. The second edition discusses the R software, a free statistical program of growing interest.
James E. Gentle, 2003
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Uniform Random Numbers: Theory and Practice
The book meets the needs of general readers who are interested in state-of-the-art algorithmic methods for generating `randomness' on a computer.
Shu Tezuka, 2012
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Introduction to Network Simulator NS2
In principle, NS2 employs so-called Random Number Generator (RNG) to generate random numbers. An RNG sequentially picks numbers from a stream of psudo-random numbers. A set of generated random numbers is characterized by the ...
Teerawat Issariyakul, Ekram Hossain, 2008
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Python Scripting for Computational Science
The basic module for generating uniform random numbers in Python is random, which is a part of the standard Python distribution. This module provides the function seed for setting the initial seed. Generating uniformly distributed random  ...
Hans Petter Langtangen, 2008
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Excel 2007: The Missing Manual
For example, if you want a random value between 0 and 50, multiply the RAND() result by 50, as in this formula: =RAND()*50 Note: Technically, random numbers from a computer aren't really random. Instead, they're either generated from an ...
Matthew MacDonald, 2006
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SYSTEM SIMULATION WITH DIGITAL COMPUTER
Generation of non-uniformly distributed random numbers In the last section we learned how to generate numbers which had randomness properties and were uniformly distributed between 0 and 1 . These numbers were referred to as ...
DEO NARSINGH, 1978
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Project Economics and Decision Analysis: Probabilistic models
Generating Random Numbers in Excel. Both Excel and Lotus 1-2-3 are capable of generating random numbers between 0 and 1 . In Excel, uniform random numbers between 0 and 1 are generated by entering the formula =RAND() in any  ...
M. A. Mian, Mohammed A. Mian, 2002
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C# for Programmers
Each new Random object seeds itself with a value based on the computer system's clock at the time the object is created, enabling each exe- cution of an application to produce a different sequence of random numbers. When debugging an ...
Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel, 2005
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Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer's Guide
This function generates random numbers between 0 and 1. You may wonder why you would ever need to generate random numbers. Some possible uses are to create data sets for benchmarking, to select random samples, and to assign ...
Ron Cody, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RANDOM NUMBERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term random numbers is used in the context of the following news items.
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NIST formally chops NSA-tainted random number generator
The United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has revised its recommendations for methods used to generate random numbers, and ... «iT News, Jun 15»
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Engineering counselling: Anna University releases random numbers
Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions secretary Rhymend Uthariaraj said, "We have issued random numbers to all the candidates. The list of qualified candidates ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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DME releases list of random numbers
For prospective medical and dental student, one more step in their process towards getting a seat was completed on Thursday, with the list of random numbers ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
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DME to release random numbers for medical counselling
CHENNAI: The Directorate of Medical Education will announce random numbers for MBBS and BDS courses for the academic year 2014 - 2015 on Friday. «Times of India, Jun 15»
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A critical bug left a bitcoin wallet app's users completely vulnerable …
To that end, Blockchain used two sources of random numbers, in what ought to have been a belt-and-braces approach: it pulled a random number from the ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
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Hunting for Random: The Quest to Find Numbers That Keep Your …
You indirectly use random numbers online every day—to establish secure connections, to encrypt data, perhaps even to satisfy your gambling problem. But their ... «Gizmodo, Mar 15»
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Digits on your credit card aren't just random numbers
They aren't just a random string of digits. Similar to the vehicle identification number on a car, credit card numbers identify certain things about the account. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 14»
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Engineering admission random numbers to be released today
CHENNAI: The random numbers for the single window engineering admissions will be released on Wednesday at Anna University, the Tamil Nadu Engineering ... «Times of India, Jun 14»
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Smartphone Cameras Can Be Used as Quantum Random Number
Random numbers fuel our digital lives, but they're notoriously difficult to generate properly. Now, scientists have shown that smartphone cameras can be used ... «Gizmodo, May 14»
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Exclusive: Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer
Documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden show that the NSA created and promulgated a flawed formula for generating random numbers to ... «Reuters, Dec 13»

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