From bcb84786339e89cb6cbf3f65c37b6ffd920d7b47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: huonw Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:57:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Lib rand (markdown) --- Lib-rand.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Lib-rand.md b/Lib-rand.md index eff4434..a72a841 100644 --- a/Lib-rand.md +++ b/Lib-rand.md @@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ Generating random numbers, and sampling from random distributions. 2. Standard: _standard_ - _link to docs_ - ... - 1. Technique: ISAAC/ISAAC-64 random number generator + 1. Technique: [ISAAC/ISAAC-64 RNG](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISAAC_%28cipher%29 +) - http://burtleburtle.net/bob/rand/isaacafa.html - - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISAAC_%28cipher%29 - ISAAC is the main RNG used in rust at the moment 2. Technique: Testing quality of random numbers - Very important! Extremely hard to tell if random numbers are "random enough" (a bug in an implementation, or a bad algorithm, can produce numbers that look random but aren't random enough for many purposes).