congruential
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congruential — con·gru·en·tial … English syllables
congruential — |känˌgrü|enchəl, |käŋˌ adjective Etymology: from congruence, after such pairs as English penitence: penitential : having to do with congruence; specifically : characterized by agreement (sense 4) … Useful english dictionary
Linear congruential generator — A linear congruential generator (LCG) represent one of the oldest and best known pseudorandom number generator algorithms. [ [http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/LinearCongruentialGenerators/ Linear Congruential Generators] by Joe Bolte, The… … Wikipedia
Inversive congruential generator — Inversive congruential generators are a type of nonlinear congruential pseudorandom number generator, which use the modular multiplicative inverse (if it exists) to generate the next number in a sequence. The standard formula for an inversive… … Wikipedia
Multiply-with-carry — In computer science, multiply with carry (MWC) is a method invented by George Marsaglia for generating sequences of random integers based on an initial set of from two to many thousands of randomly chosen seed values. The main advantages of the… … Wikipedia
Park–Miller random number generator — The Park–Miller random number generator (or the Lehmer random number generator) is a variant of linear congruential generator that operates in multiplicative group of integers modulo n. A general formula of a random generator (RNG) of this type… … Wikipedia
Pseudorandom number generator — A pseudorandom number generator (PRNG), also known as a deterministic random bit generator (DRBG),[1] is an algorithm for generating a sequence of numbers that approximates the properties of random numbers. The sequence is not truly random in… … Wikipedia
Mersenne twister — The Mersenne twister is a pseudorandom number generator developed in 1997 by Makoto Matsumoto (松本 眞?) and Takuji Nishimura (西村 拓士?)[1] … Wikipedia
Lagged Fibonacci generator — A Lagged Fibonacci generator (LFG) is an example of a pseudorandom number generator. This class of random number generator is aimed at being an improvement on the standard linear congruential generator. These are based on a generalisation of the… … Wikipedia
Random number generation — A random number generator (often abbreviated as RNG) is a computational or physical device designed to generate a sequence of numbers or symbols that lack any pattern, i.e. appear random. Computer based systems for random number generation are… … Wikipedia
