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Re:Pseudo-Random vs. True Random (2012) by hellofunk on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:40AM (#23843414)
There are many applications for which you definitely do not want a true random number. Sometimes you want your random numbers to exist in a uniform distribution, for example.
Re:Pseudo-Random vs. True Random (2012) by gopiandcode on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:53AM (#23843505)
This is incorrect.

True random (vs pseudo-random) relates to whether the past outcomes of the generator provide any information about the future invocations. There is nothing stating that a true random generator can not conform to some distribution

There are cases where you might not want a true random generator, although this relates more to the importance of unpredictability versus the performance requirements for your domain.

Re:Pseudo-Random vs. True Random (2012) by Spivak on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:19AM (#23845544)
Or maybe a more succinct way of putting it. You can sample random numbers from any distribution. There's nothing special about the uniform distribution except that it's one that people want most of the time.