random function

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Meaning

1. noun A function whose formula is always the same, but whose initial value is chosen at random from a set of possible values (its domain).
2. noun A function chosen at random from a set of functions.
3. noun A function that returns a random or pseudo-random value that is distributed according to a specific probability distribution associated with the function.

Similar words

randomized algorithm random number randomness random variable random sequence random walk recursive function moment-generating function normal random variable statistical randomness