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> Computers don't "even out spectrum" Not "on purpose", of course. But with a bad PRNG, the probability of 10 heads in a row is lower compared to a proper PRNG
by pakitan 11y ago
> Computers don't "even out spectrum"
Not "on purpose", of course. But with a bad PRNG, the probability of 10 heads in a row is lower compared to a proper PRNG so in a sense the bad one is "evening out spectrum"
- dchest 11y agoYeah, it can also be higher. Or lower. Or bad PRNG can give the same number every time. Flipping a biased coin can also produce bad randomness. I'm not going to mention every edge case in my comment ;-) Computers are trying not to produce results different from fair coin flips.