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Old 07-18-2004, 11:12 PM
kureido kureido is offline
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Default Re: How do i find if a number is not random ?

Assuming that you're asking about randomness defined as each number having an equal probability of being drawn, a histogram of a statistically significant sample should reveal roughly equal numbers of draws of each number, just as flipping a coin enough times should reveal that each side shows up roughly 50% of the time.

If you're asking if a random number generator is *random* or *pseudo-random*, i.e., the next number drawn is or is not dependant on previous draws, a non-random seed, etc., that's a whole other story, and a lot more complicated to determine.

-b
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