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<p>A <b>pseudorandom number generator</b> (<b>PRNG</b>), also known as a <b>deterministic random bit generator</b> (<b>DRBG</b>), is  an <a href="page.php?w=algorithm">algorithm</a> for generating a sequence of numbers whose properties approximate the properties of sequences of <a href="page.php?w=random_number_generation">random numbers</a>. The PRNG-generated sequence is not truly <a href="page.php?w=random">random</a>, because it is completely determined by an initial value, called the PRNG's <a href="page.php?w=random_seed">seed</a> (which may</p><p>
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