On 28 March 2015 at 00:56, Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> wrote:
> An algorithm for generating random numbers is fairly simple -- low > complexity. > Sorry, I checked with my programmer other half and there is no algorithm for generating random numbers - which is unsurprising, because computers are designed to be deterministic. There is of course an algorithm for "pseudo-random" numbers but those are merely "unpredictable by (most) humans". If a computer needs real random numbers, it uses things like the time since the programme started running the delay between packets being sent over a network the movements of the mouse, keyboard delays, etc some external input connecting it to a radioactive decay source or atmospheric noise etc However even those aren't necessarily random, or rather they are only "first person indeterminate". -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
