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Computing | Random numbers n. When one wishes to specify a large but random number of things, and the context is inappropriate for N, certain numbers are preferred by hacker tradition (that is, easily recognized as placeholders). These include the following: 17 Long described at MIT as `the least random number'; see 23. 23 Sacred number of Eris, Goddess of Discord (along with 17 and 5). 42 The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything ("what is 6 times 9", correct in base 13). (Note that this answer is completely fortuitous. `:-)') 69 From the sexual act. This one was favored in MIT's ITS culture. 105 69 hex = 105 decimal, and 69 decimal = 105 octal. 666 The Number of the Beast. For further enlightenment, study the "Principia Discordia", " The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", "The Joy of Sex", and the Christian Bible (Revelation 13:18). See also Discordianism or consult your pineal gland. See also for values of. Source: Jargon File. |
Mathematics | Sets of numbers used for the drawing of random samples. They are usually compiled by a process involving a chance element and in their simplest form consist of a series of digits 0 to 9 occurring(so far as can be ascertained)at random with equal probability. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Crosswords: RANDOM NUMBERS |
| English words defined with "RANDOM NUMBERS": dice, die. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "RANDOM NUMBERS": Controlled Clinical Trials, COVARIANCE MATRIX ♦ for values of. (references) |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
random numbers | 79 |
pseudo random numbers | 3 |
true random numbers | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "RANDOM NUMBERS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Danish | tilfaeldige tal (random figures, random sampling numbers). (various references) | ||||
Dutch | willekeurig gekozen getallen (random figures, random sampling numbers), toevalsgehalten (random figures, random sampling numbers), toevalscijfers (random figures, random sampling numbers). (various references) | ||||
French | nombres au hasard (random figures, random sampling numbers), chiffres tirés au sort (random figures, random sampling numbers). (various references) | ||||
German | Zufallszahlen (random figures, random sampling numbers). (various references) | ||||
Greek | τυχαίοι αριθμοί δειγματοληψίας (random figures, random sampling numbers). (various references) | ||||
Italian | numeri scelti a caso (random figures, random sampling numbers), numeri casuali (random figures, random sampling numbers). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 乱数表 (table of random numbers). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | ら"すうひょう (table of random numbers). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | andomray umbersnay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-m-m-n-n-o-r-r-s-u" | |
-3 letters: membranous. | |
-4 letters: meandrous, ombudsman, ombudsmen, roundsman, roundsmen, unarmored, underarms. | |
-5 letters: abdomens, absurder, adorners, adsorber, arboured, armoured, bandores, bandsmen, baronnes, baudrons, bermudas, boarders, boardmen, bondsman, bondsmen, bordures, bounders, branders, branners, broadens, drummers, duramens, eardrums, enamours, madrones, manurers, maunders, monerans, mourners, mundanes, neuromas, normande, noseband, ransomed, ransomer, readorns, reboards, rebounds, resummon, rondures, rounders, sandburr, sonarmen. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 41 4E 44 4F 4D 4E 55 4D 42 45 52 53 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01000001 01001110 01000100 01001111 01001101 00100000 01001110 01010101 01001101 01000010 01000101 01010010 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R A N D O M   N U M B E R S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0041 004E 0044 004F 004D 004E 0055 004D 0042 0045 0052 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)523548384947248554736395253 |
| 1. Crosswords 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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