something is random or not ; the distribution of something, which might be equal or not¹; ¹) very often, it isn't an equal distribution, but a normal distribution, when most cases are grouped …

2018年8月30日 · We can set the probabilities to be as close to 50-50 as we like, depending on how well we make our apparatus. However, something can be random without being 50-50, as …

2015年11月6日 · So, a random event must be always mean something like, "an event that we currently understand to be not determined by anything external to it, although we might find …

A mathematician wouldn't use a formula to generate a random number. He or she would simply stipulate the properties that a random number might satisfy: for example, to model a dice, one …

2013年9月15日 · Something can be both random and caused, or random and uncaused (if you believe in such things). Randomness is not a property of origin (cause) but of comprehension …

2011年12月31日 · Random is something that our friend Reality cannot pre-calculate. It has no roots, no origins, no subconscious reasons. It just is there. Nothing can generate random …

2024年12月5日 · Random processes don't follow probability distributions; random processes have probability distributions. If we have a truly random process (however that might be defined), …

2018年4月15日 · As long as there are constraints on the system there is at least something we can be sure about, even if it's just the probability of a certain outcome. Random outcomes are …

2023年1月6日 · Machines are deterministic. Regarding the claim that a sequence that looks random is random, you might consider the decimal digits of pi. They are perfectly …

2022年6月8日 · When assuming how something is the way it is, you choose the simplest explanation. But what is the chance of this actually being the explanation? For example, say a …