random number generator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device or algorithm that generates numbers at random or apparently at random. In many cases they actually select successive numbers deterministically and are more technically termed pseudorandom number generator.

Word forms

random number generator random number generators random-number generator

Synonyms

RNG
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