pseudorandom
adjective
pseu·do·ran·dom
ˌsü-dō-ˈran-dəm 
: being or involving entities (such as numbers) that are selected by a definite computational process but that satisfy one or more standard tests for statistical randomness
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The Delilah voice-encryption machine contained a key unit that generated the pseudorandom numbers used to obscure messages.
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
In Delilah’s case, the key was a stream of pseudorandom numbers—that is, random-seeming numbers that were not truly random.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
Feeding the pseudorandom bits (instead of the random ones) into a probabilistic algorithm will result in an efficient deterministic one for the same problem.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
This world of pseudorandom numbers is exotic and full of open problems.
—Christopher Lutsko, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2024
The number produced by Google is also pseudorandom.
—Christopher Lutsko, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2024
To piece together the chemical image, the machine-learning model relies on the pseudorandom patterns the sandpaper casts on the sample to create what are called structured X-rays.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Jan. 2024
Mattheus and Verstraete now needed to prove that this graph was pseudorandom.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 22 June 2023
Its movements are pseudorandom, controlled by a central pattern generator receiving input from a variety of environmental sensors.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
In Delilah’s case, the key was a stream of pseudorandom numbers—that is, random-seeming numbers that were not truly random.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
Feeding the pseudorandom bits (instead of the random ones) into a probabilistic algorithm will result in an efficient deterministic one for the same problem.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
This world of pseudorandom numbers is exotic and full of open problems.
—Christopher Lutsko, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2024
The number produced by Google is also pseudorandom.
—Christopher Lutsko, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2024
To piece together the chemical image, the machine-learning model relies on the pseudorandom patterns the sandpaper casts on the sample to create what are called structured X-rays.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Jan. 2024
Mattheus and Verstraete now needed to prove that this graph was pseudorandom.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 22 June 2023
Its movements are pseudorandom, controlled by a central pattern generator receiving input from a variety of environmental sensors.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2023
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“Pseudorandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudorandom. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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