Katrina Fox

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But sadly, those numbers are not truly random. Like the Big Board, they are following a predetermined sequence of values. Except, instead of memorizing a list in advance, they generate it on the fly. Pseudorandom-number generators use mathematical equations to generate numbers that have all the hallmarks of being random but are just pretending to be.
Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World
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