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- adjective Of, relating to, or being random numbers generated by a definite, nonrandom computational process.
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- adjective Of a
sequence ofnumbers , such that it has all the properties of arandom sequence following someprobability distribution (except true randomness), but is actually generated using adeterministic algorithm .
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Examples
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Provided he uses a random key only once and it is a truly random sequence generated physically – i. e, NOT the pseudorandom strings created by computers.
Matthew Yglesias » Podesta: Let Obama Keep His Blackberry 2009
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It does not matter that the sequence is only pseudorandom and that it was generated by a simple program.
Aiguy's Computer 2008
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Based on a piano roll, to generate 88 frequencies, for a carrier to bounce between in a pseudorandom sequence, the patent she co-wrote is a precursor to those ubiquitous Qualcomm chips.
Hedy Lamarr and finding my tech heroine erkenbrand 2010
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Based on a piano roll, to generate 88 frequencies, for a carrier to bounce between in a pseudorandom sequence, the patent she co-wrote is a precursor to those ubiquitous Qualcomm chips.
Archive 2010-03-01 erkenbrand 2010
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About mind, any of its attributes, or whether there is a material difference between "random" nature and "pseudorandom design."
Aiguy's Computer 2008
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Which light is flashed is based on either a quantum effect (quantum randomizer) or an algorithmic calculation (pseudorandom generator).
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Imaging playing a dice game on an algorithmic computer that uses a pseudorandom number generator to decide which numbers come up.
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There were all sorts of other pseudorandom generators that people had engineered by various Mathematica methods and other means.
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The quantum randomizer will be used or the primary testing and the pseudorandom generator for the control testing.
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If, for example, the crossover point for the quantum randomizer is 100ms and the crossover point for the pseudorandom generator is 400ms, this would suggest conscious decisions are directly influenced by quantum effects.
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