Meanings
plural pseudorandom number generators · alternative pseudo-random number generator
- A device or algorithm that deterministically produces a succession of values that appear in an unpredictable sequence or apparently random order.
NumPy also has its own implementation of a pseudorandom number generator and convenience wrapper functions.
2018, Jason Brownlee, Statistical Methods for Machine Learning, Machine Learning Mastery, page 51Synonyms: PRNG
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device or algorithm that deterministically produces a succession of values that appear in an unpredictable sequence or apparently random order.
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Translations
Czech generátor pseudonáhodných čísel
- generátor pseudonáhodných číseldevice or algorithms that deterministically produces a succession of apparently random values
Finnish näennäissatunnaislukugeneraattori
- näennäissatunnaislukugeneraattoridevice or algorithms that deterministically produces a succession of apparently random values
German Pseudozufallszahlengenerator
- Pseudozufallszahlengeneratordevice or algorithms that deterministically produces a succession of apparently random values
Icelandic gervislembitalnagjafi
- gervislembitalnagjafidevice or algorithms that deterministically produces a succession of apparently random values
Cite this entry
pseudorandom number generator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudorandom%20number%20generator
“pseudorandom number generator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudorandom%20number%20generator. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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