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Re:Evolution of Random Number Generators by TekMol on Sunday May 02, 2021 @02:06PM (#27017378) 

    Fisher-Yates is one of the simplest
    things out there IMO
Just using "$n xor $something" would be simpler. I am just not sure yet, what a good "$something" is.
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Re:Evolution of Random Number Generators by jhgb on Sunday May 02, 2021 @02:22PM (#27017524)
How does this guarantee the desired property of the output being a permutation?
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