Random number generator: Revision history

8 April 2024

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17 August 2013

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10 November 2012

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30 July 2012

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9 July 2012

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6 March 2011

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28 November 2010

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27 November 2010

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26 November 2010

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7 October 2010

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2 August 2010

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19 June 2010

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9 May 2010

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8 May 2010

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23 April 2010

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1 March 2010

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2 February 2010

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29 January 2010

• curprev 17:5917:59, 29 January 2010‎ imported>Chris Day‎ 16,036 bytes +1‎ No edit summary
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1 December 2009

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30 November 2009

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21 August 2009

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13 August 2009

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31 May 2009

• curprev 05:2905:29, 31 May 2009‎ imported>Caesar Schinas‎ m 15,451 bytes +14,815‎ Robot: Changing template: TOC-right

28 December 2008

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26 November 2008

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24 October 2008

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23 October 2008

• curprev 10:1310:13, 23 October 2008‎ imported>Daniel Mietchen‎ m 15,279 bytes +3‎ typo
• curprev 08:3208:32, 23 October 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 15,276 bytes +1,294‎ Undo revision 100400703 by Sandy Harris (Talk)
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22 October 2008

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14 October 2008

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13 October 2008

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12 October 2008

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10 October 2008

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9 August 2008

• curprev 21:0121:01, 9 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 9,643 bytes +630‎ Applications
• curprev 01:5601:56, 9 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 9,013 bytes +62‎ Please see talk page and Goldwasser, Shafi & Mihir Bellare reference
• curprev 01:3601:36, 9 August 2008‎ imported>Andrey Khalyavin‎ 8,951 bytes −137‎ Physical fractals are not predictable as mathematical ones

3 August 2008

• curprev 19:3319:33, 3 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 9,088 bytes +8,452‎ Emphasized the article is first about random numbers, with the method of generation being a decision following problem definition
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2 August 2008

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