Message218370
| Author | tim.peters |
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| Recipients | Arfrever, alex, dstufft, ezio.melotti, mark.dickinson, neologix, pitrou, rhettinger, tim.peters, vstinner |
| Date | 2014-05-12.21:57:40 |
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| Message-id | <1399931860.92.0.757744260915.issue21470@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
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[haypo] > What is an uninteresting sequence? What are the problem of these > sequences? A sequence that would greatly surprise a user. For example, if you generate 32-bit ints from the Twister in one obvious way, there are starting places where you'll get 623 zeroes in a row. And places where you'll get 2**32-1 623 times in a row. Pick a sequence of any 623 32-bit ints, and there's a starting place that will deliver that sequence. And, indeed, a truly random sequence must also display that behavior, but it's nevertheless very surprising when you see one. It's very rare, both in a truly random sequence and in sequences derived from the Twister. |
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