Re:There's Math.random(), and then there's Math.random()
by spacechild1 on Friday February 07, 2025 @05:24AM
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> I learned in college that most random number generators use the current timestamp to generate a pseudo-random number.
People typically seed a PRNG with the current time. The actual output sequence is still created with a determinstic algorithm. These two things are really orthogonal.
People typically seed a PRNG with the current time. The actual output sequence is still created with a determinstic algorithm. These two things are really orthogonal.