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What does RANDOM really mean?

What does RANDOM really mean?. When people say “RANDOM” they often mean:. LUCK. UNPREDICTABLE. Good luck, bad luck Improve your luck. It is not completely unpredictable. CHANCE. DISORDER. What are the chances? You have a better chance. Is it complete disorder

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What does RANDOM really mean?

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  1. What does RANDOM really mean?

  2. When people say “RANDOM” they often mean: LUCK UNPREDICTABLE Good luck, bad luck Improve your luck It is not completely unpredictable CHANCE DISORDER What are the chances? You have a better chance Is it complete disorder or just mild disorder?

  3. But can something be Moreorless RANDOM ?

  4. N O .

  5. A series of events is either RANDOMorNOT

  6. So what does RANDOMreally mean? You can never know what happens next in a series of random events never

  7. Example The RECYCLER in RoboRiot isRANDOM: A B ? Each robot has two alleles. Either allele from each robot can end up in the new robot.

  8. Example So there are four possible outcomes: A B ? If a sandallele from robot A combines with a rockallele from robot B, you get...

  9. Example So there are four possible outcomes: A B ? If a rockallele from robot A combines with a sandallele from robot B, you get...

  10. Example So there are four possible outcomes: A B ? If a rockallele from robot A combines with a rockallele from robot B, you get...

  11. Example So there are four possible outcomes: A B ? If a sandallele from robot A combines with a sandallele from robot B, you get...

  12. Which of the 4 possible combinations you get ? ? ? ? is RANDOM.

  13. If you start with two Rockbots

  14. and each has a sand allele,

  15. and you got three Rockbots in a row

  16. and you really need a Sandbot,

  17. how many extra tries will it take? (0 means on the next try, no REDO) (means 4 Rockbots in a row, then a Sandbot) (means 27 Rockbots in a row, then a Sandbot)

  18. How many extra tries will it take? 0 or 4 or 27 ?

  19. If it is RANDOM there is no way to tell!

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