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#1 Nevergonnaquizyouup

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Posted 16 January 2019 - 03:18 PM

How do calculators create random numbers? Surely they can't be true random numbers, so where do they get them from? Is there a formula and if so what is it?

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Posted 16 January 2019 - 07:10 PM

https://en.wikipedia...ntial_generator



#3 Viliami

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Posted 16 January 2019 - 11:13 PM

It's not truly random. The random number is usually based off the current timestamp which is why it changes everytime you run it. 






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