Randomness Glossary
Browse 5 randomness terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
5 Randomness Terms
- Kolmogorov Complexity
- The length of the shortest program (in a fixed universal programming language) that produces a given string as output. A measure of the inherent information...
- Secure Random
- A random number generator that draws from a cryptographically secure entropy source (such as `/dev/urandom` or the OS CSPRNG), producing output that is...
- Spin the Wheel
- To choose a fix or action almost randomly because understanding is too weak to guide a principled decision. In engineering slang, spinning the wheel is what...
- Temperature
- A parameter that controls the randomness of a language model's output. Low temperature (near 0) makes outputs deterministic and conservative; high temperature...
- Wheel of Fortune
- A joking metaphor for a process that feels random, arbitrary, or game-show-like. In engineering slang, the wheel of fortune usually describes ownership...
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