pseudorandom

[ soo-doh-ran-duhm ]

adjective
  1. noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.

  2. mimicking randomness.

noun
  1. the generation of random numbers by a definite computational process.

Origin of pseudorandom

1
First recorded in 1945–50; pseudo- + random

Words Nearby pseudorandom

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