@cheese_greater to Ask Lemmy • 5 months agoHow are pseudo/true random numbers generated mathetmatically, what sorcery is this?message-square34arrow-up162arrow-down15
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squareHow are pseudo/true random numbers generated mathetmatically, what sorcery is this?@cheese_greater to Ask Lemmy • 5 months agomessage-square34
minus-square@Treczokslink5•5 months agoAn interesting source of randomness is using a diode “in reverse”. Randomly, a few electrons pass through, which can be amplified and measured. One uses a 2^n number of such constructs and XORs the results to get a random bit.
An interesting source of randomness is using a diode “in reverse”. Randomly, a few electrons pass through, which can be amplified and measured. One uses a 2^n number of such constructs and XORs the results to get a random bit.