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Subject: Re: [Q] Random numbers and GA
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In-Reply-To: dtate+@pitt.edu's message of 16 Mar 1995 22:01:57 GMT
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 1995 20:05:11 GMT
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David M. Tate writes:	
> There is no such thing as 'a _true_ random number suite' in this sense.
> ...
> ...
I'm glad to see that somebody here knows something about random number
generators.  I was beginning to worry.  Shouldn't this subject be in the FAQ?
It seems to me that random number generators are rather important for GA's, and
some of the posts to this thread make me suspect that there may be many people
out there using whatever generator is lying around on their system.
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John Hasler uunet!hasler!root
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin USA
