Re: number generator
- From: Paul Rubin <http://phr.cx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 10 Mar 2007 08:29:09 -0800
Steven D'Aprano <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Doesn't mean that it isn't random. After all, the first four numbers are
random, therefore their sum is random. 50 - (something random) is also
random.
What does it mean for the first 4 numbers to be random? For example,
is 27 random?
By your method, what is the probability of the first number being
higher than 30? What is the probability of the fifth number being
higher than 30? If these probabilities are unequal, can we really say
the sequences are random?
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