From: mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk (George Foot)
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Subject: Re: random #'s
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 18:04:51 GMT
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On 2 Dec 1996 13:23:05 GMT, "Weiqi Gao" <weiqigao AT crl DOT com> wrote:

>Of cause, for random number generators, tests are not enough.  A
>mathematical proof is a must.

Yes, but that would require a knowledge of the random number algorithm
being used internally... which is, of course, possible by looking at
the source code, but then you might just as well write your own :)

George Foot