Prompt Cast
The Importance of Randomness in Computing and Games of Chance
TLDR Randomness is crucial in computing and games of chance, as it involves something that cannot be predicted and has no order or pattern. While computers cannot generate truly random numbers, they can create pseudo-random numbers that behave like random numbers for most purposes.
Timestamped Summary
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True randomness is different from something that seems random, and while randomness is all around us, harnessing it for our purposes, especially in computing, can be difficult.
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Randomness is difficult to define, but it involves something that cannot be predicted and has no order or pattern, and it is important in games of chance and computers.
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Loaded dice have been used for thousands of years to manipulate the outcome of games of chance, and while roulette may seem random, it is possible to predict the outcome by calculating various factors such as the weight and velocity of the ball.
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Roulette is not completely random, as it is possible to predict the outcome by calculating various factors, and it has been estimated that at least 50% of casinos worldwide allow the use of a roulette computer.
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Computers cannot generate truly random numbers, but they can create pseudo-random numbers that behave like random numbers for most purposes.
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Random number services have been created to address concerns about the predictability of pseudo-random numbers, and these services obtain truly random numbers by taking input from the physical world, such as radio static or lava lamps.
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The League of Entropy combines random numbers from various sources around the world to create new random numbers with a higher degree of trust and security.
