(Pseudo)Random numbers Non-correlated sequences of numbers generated by an iterative equation. Repeatability after a very long number of random numbers. Non-uniform sequence. 0.015 ·Reproducible:“seed', 10k 0.014 1M siue. 100M 0.013 Ij+1=(aI;+c)mod m 0.012 where 0.011 a =663608941 0.01 0.009 C =0 0.008 m 232 0.007 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 X(Pseudo) Random numbers • Non-correlated sequences of numbers generated by an iterative equation. • Repeatability after a very long number of random numbers. • Non-uniform sequence. • Reproducible: “seed”. Ij+1 = (aIj + c) mod m where: a = 663608941 c = 0 m = 232