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random number
A number having properties of randomness or unpredictability.
There are three basic classes of random number. Deterministic or pseudorandom numbers are generated by an algorithm that produces a predictable sequence of values from an initial value called a seed. Cryptographically secure random numbers are produced in a sequence that, while deterministic, cannot be feasibly discovered or computed by examination of previous numbers in the sequence. Nondeterministic generators incorporate input from some unpredictable physical source that is outside human control.
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