random number generator

noun

A device or algorithm that generates numbers at random or apparently at random. In many cases they actually select successive numbers deterministically and are more technically termed pseudorandom number generator.

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Meanings

nounrandom number generator (plural random number generators)

plural random number generators · alternative random-number generator

  1. A device or algorithm that generates numbers at random or apparently at random. In many cases they actually select successive numbers deterministically and are more technically termed pseudorandom number generator.

    Synonyms: RNG

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device or algorithm that generates numbers at random or apparently at random. In many cases they actually select successive numbers deterministically and are more technically termed pseudorandom number generator.

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RNG

Translations

Catalan generador de nombres aleatoris
  • generador de nombres aleatorisalgorithm that generates numbers selected at random
Chinese Mandarin 隨機數生成器 /随机数生成器
  • 隨機數生成器 /随机数生成器 (suíjīshù shēngchéngqì)algorithm that generates numbers selected at random
Finnish satunnaislukugeneraattori
  • satunnaislukugeneraattorialgorithm that generates numbers selected at random
German Zufallszahlengenerator
  • Zufallszahlengeneratoralgorithm that generates numbers selected at random
Hungarian véletlenszám-generátor
  • véletlenszám-generátoralgorithm that generates numbers selected at random
Icelandic slembitalnagjafi
  • slembitalnagjafialgorithm that generates numbers selected at random
Japanese 乱数生成器, 乱数発生器)
  • 乱数生成器 (ransū sēsēki)algorithm that generates numbers selected at random
  • 乱数発生器) (ransū hassēki)algorithm that generates numbers selected at random
Korean 난수 발생기
  • 난수 발생기 (nansu balsaenggi)algorithm that generates numbers selected at random
Polish generator liczb losowych
  • generator liczb losowychalgorithm that generates numbers selected at random
Swedish slumptalsgenerator
  • slumptalsgeneratoralgorithm that generates numbers selected at random
Turkish rastgele sayı üretimi
  • rastgele sayı üretimialgorithm that generates numbers selected at random
Welsh cynhyrchydd haprifau
  • cynhyrchydd haprifaualgorithm that generates numbers selected at random
Cite this entry
APA

random number generator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/random%20number%20generator

MLA

“random number generator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/random%20number%20generator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “random number generator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/random%20number%20generator.

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