pseudorandom number generator

See also: pseudo-random number generator

English

Alternative forms

pseudo-random number generator

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ random number generator

Noun

pseudorandom number generator (plural pseudorandom number generators)

A device or algorithm that deterministically produces a succession of values that appear in an unpredictable sequence or apparently random order.

Synonyms

PRNG

Derived terms

PRNG

Related terms

QRNG
quantum random number generator
quasi-random number generator
quasirandom number generator
random number generator
RNG

Translations

device or algorithms that deterministically produces a succession of apparently random values

Czech: generátor pseudonáhodných čísel m
Finnish: näennäissatunnaislukugeneraattori (fi)
Icelandic: gervislembitalnagjafi m
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 擬似乱数列生成器 (giji ransūretsu seiseiki)

See also

random number generator

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