random number generator

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   a routine designed to yield a random number

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Questions about random number generator

What does random number generator mean?

random number generator means "a routine designed to yield a random number".

Is random number generator a common word?

random number generator is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.