@cheese_greater to Ask Lemmy • 8 hours agoHow are pseudo/true random numbers generated mathetmatically, what sorcery is this?message-square21arrow-up135arrow-down14
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareHow are pseudo/true random numbers generated mathetmatically, what sorcery is this?@cheese_greater to Ask Lemmy • 8 hours agomessage-square21
minus-square@Treczokslink3•7 hours 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.