Random number

From CryptoDox, The Online Encyclopedia on Cryptography and Information Security

Random number may refer to:

• A number generated for or part of a set exhibiting statistical randomness.
• A random sequence obtained from a stochastic process.
• An algorithmically random sequence in algorithmic information theory.
• The output of a random number generator.
• The output of a hardware random number generator.
• a number from a series of numbers that passes various randomness tests.
• A number generated for or part of a set exhibiting randomness.

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