random function
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English
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]random function (plural random functions )
- (mathematics , computing ) A function whose formula is always the same, but whose initial value is chosen at random from a set of possible values (its domain).
- (mathematics ) A function chosen at random from a set of functions.
- (computing ) A function that returns a random or pseudo-random value that is distributed according to a specific probability distribution associated with the function.
Translations
[edit ](computing)
- Finnish: satunnaislukufunktio
- German: Zufallsfunktion f
- Polish: funkcja random f