Random Numbers and a thought

Moosebumps moosebumps at moosebumps.com
Tue Apr 13 00:34:38 EDT 2004


Yeah, this is not really a python question at all... go ask on sci.math or
comp.programming and have people discourage and flame you there.  : )

MB

"A Evans" <ae> wrote in message news:107m8qvphrjd303 at corp.supernews.com...
>
> > What "pattern" are you talking about?
>
> Well from what I understand about my last post numbers computers generate
> aren't truly random
>
> Quote from the link you gave me
>
> Computers are deterministic. They cannot create a truly random sequence in
> which we cannot predict  even if we know all preceding elements - it may
be
> a bit of work for us to actually sit down and do the figuring, but it is
> always possible.
>
> I would like to take a random number generated by a computer application
> then use my application to try and determine the pattern in that
application
>
> Quote me if its impossible
>
> Basically I would like to create an application that takes a series of
> random numbers generated by a computer and searches for the pattern inside
> those numbers
>
> Sorry if I sound like I am repeating myself but I am just trying to
explain
> myself to the best of my ability
>
> I guess if the numbers were between say 1 and 1000 it would take 1000
inputs
> to understand the pattern if not more I would like to solve it before that
>
> Cheers
>
>
>





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