cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoHow are pseudo/true random numbers generated mathetmatically, what sorcery is this?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down13
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareHow are pseudo/true random numbers generated mathetmatically, what sorcery is this?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoAn interesting source of randomness is using a diode “in reverse”. Randomly, a few electrons pass through, which can be amplified and measured. One uses a 2^n number of such constructs and XORs the results to get a random bit.
An interesting source of randomness is using a diode “in reverse”. Randomly, a few electrons pass through, which can be amplified and measured. One uses a 2^n number of such constructs and XORs the results to get a random bit.