Random Monday Stuff
Mon, 11/02/2009 - 12:23 — Anonymous
Had family in town this weekend. Thus:Unpublished concepts for Bill Bryson's Mother Tongue and Troublesome Words. Via The Casual Optimist.The new Penguin Podcast features Ron Currie, Jr., author of Everything Matters.
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- Randomness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Randomness has somewhat differing meanings as used in various fields. It also has common meanings which are connected to the notion of predictability (or lack thereof) of events. - Random number generation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A random number generator (RNG) is a computational or physical device designed to generate a sequence of numbers or symbols that lack any pattern, i.e. appear random. - Random access - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In computer science, random access (sometimes called direct access) is the ability to access an element at an arbitrary position in a sequence in equal time, independent of ... - Random variable - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In probability and statistics, a random variable or stochastic variable is, roughly speaking, a variable whose value results from the measurement of a quantity that is subject ... - Random sample - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In statistics, a sample is a subject chosen from a population for investigation; a random sample is one chosen by a method involving an unpredictable component. - Random House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has ... - Random graph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In mathematics, a random graph is a graph that is generated by some random process The theory of random graphs lies at the intersection between graph theory and probability ... - Pseudorandom number generator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A pseudorandom number generator (PRNG), also known as a deterministic random bit generator (DRBG is an algorithm for generating a sequence of numbers that approximates the ... - Random walk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A random walk is a mathematical formalisation of a trajectory that consists of taking successive random steps. For example, the path traced by a molecule as it travels in a ... - Random Album Title - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Random Album Title is the first studio album by electronic dance music artist deadmau5. Released on the labels Mau5trap Recordings, Ministry of Sound and Ultra Records, it is ...