An explainer on how pseudo-random number generators shape outcomes in online games and why digital chance is not truly random.

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Abstract: String validation routines have been widely used in many real-world applications, such as email validation and postcode validation. String test cases are adopted to test these validation ...

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If your name gets picked for jury duty, it’s because a computer used a random number generator to select it. The same goes for tax audits or when you opt for a quick pick lottery ticket. But how can ...

The outcome of quantum experiments is intrinsically unpredictable. Now physicists have combined that feature with blockchain techniques to generate random numbers in a fully transparent process for ...