> I don't know why, when setting them to similar numbers like '2', '3',
> patterns emerged in the point distribution. I knew that random wasn't
> completely random, but never thought i could actually distinguish
> patterns. If you want a real random list of numbers, you can generate
> it from here:http://www.random.org/

Most of the pseudo random number generators have a period of some
kind, or a cycle after which the numbers just get repeated.  Its
possible that a low seed like 2 or 3 actually causes a smaller number
of numbers to appear within that period, thus making it easier to spot
the pattern.  Also, 2 and 3 specifically are prime numbers and also
easily divisible by a large amount of numbers.  This could also
contribute to those specific sequences being more "psuedo" than
"random"

Best,
Damien

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