Friday, July 08, 2005

Truly Random

How is it possible to create a true random number ?

By definition, a random number is something that cannot be predicted. Is the number that appears on a roulette wheel truly random ? I dont think so, because the number can be predicted based on the study of the wheel's mechanics.

When a random number is created in Excel, it's only random until we find the function that creates the number. Essentially, all random numbers we come across in daily life are pseudo-random.

For a number to be truly random, it has to be born without parents - It has to be created out of nothing, there should be nothing that allows you to track backwards towards the root. If true randomness exists, so does God, probably.

Hmmm.

1 Comments:

sneha said...

u need a break;)...just kidding! 1 9021384329892-1 ...just a random number that came to my fingers!
well i guess its a long time since we met..!lets meet sometime!

Fri Jul 08, 07:09:00 PM EDT  

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