RE: Random number access on the i5

["DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, with quantum computing just around the corner, we may soon see real random-value generators...  I wonder if we'll ever see iQ/os running on PowerQ processors? <g>

Eric

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Subject: Re: Random number access on the i5


Mark Villa wrote:

> Is there such a thing as a "certified random number"?

Imagine a "true" random-number generator. When you request a value 
from it, what are the odds that it will have few enough digits to be 
printed on less paper than the known universe can hold?

When number systems extend to infinity, concepts such as "random" 
get weird.

Tom Liotta