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   Tom Del Rosso to Herbert Kleebauer   
   Re: %random% is not random?   
   03 Dec 23 12:54:25   
   
   From: fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com   
      
   Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
   > On 27.11.2023 16:50, Tom Del Rosso wrote:   
   >>   
   >> In an earlier version it saved a log with a graph output to show the   
   >> pattern. It revealed that the second number wasn't very random   
   >> either.   
   >   
   > But the second value of %random% at least looks much more   
   > random than the first one:   
      
   The second is *slightly* more random. In groups of 3 they just oscillate   
   up and down, with the upper and lower peaks almost equal in every 3rd   
   number.   
      
   Make a graph and it looks like a terrible excuse for randomness.   
      
   Graph the output of random.org and it looks great.   
      
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