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Re: True Random Numbers
- From: Rodney Sparapani <rsparapa at post dot its dot mcw dot edu>
- To: hobbsk at ohiou dot edu
- Cc: gsl-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 14:17:16 -0600 (CST)
- Subject: Re: True Random Numbers
- Reply-to: Rodney Sparapani <rsparapa at post dot its dot mcw dot edu>
Kevin:
I guess it is possible. I think the main problem with true random numbers is
that you can't reproduce them as needed. That's why pseudo-random numbers are
so popular. As long as you keep track of your seed, then you can replay the
sequence when necessary.
>
>Is it possible, or easy, to use the GSL random number distributions with
>true random number devices? I'm thinking of a generator that really
>just reads from /dev/random or a device driver for one of the really
>fancy hardware random number devices.
Rodney Sparapani Medical College of Wisconsin
Sr. Biostatistician Patient Care & Outcomes Research
rsparapa@mcw.edu http://www.mcw.edu/pcor
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