English Explanatory Dictionary

Fisher-Yates shuffle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A particular algorithm for generating an unbiased random permutation of a set. It selects elements randomly from the initial set until none remain.

Word forms

Fisher-Yates shuffle Fisher-Yates shuffles

Etymology

Named after Ronald Fisher and Frank Yates.

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