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random number generator
(I) A process used to generate an unpredictable, uniformly
distributed series of numbers (usually integers). (See: pseudo-
random, random.)
(C) True random number generators are hardware-based devices that
depend on the output of a "noisy diode" or other physical
phenomena. [R1750]