-Without such aids, which are either impractical or not generally available, the alternative is to use numerical algorithms. No deterministic algorithm can produce a sequence of numbers that would have all of the properties of a truly random sequence (see link:http://www.amazon.com/Art-Computer-Programming-Volume-Seminumerical/dp/0201896842[Knuth, Volume 2]) However, for all practical purposes it is only necessary that the numbers produced appear random, i.e., pass certain statistical tests for randomness. Although these generators produce pseudo-random numbers, we continue to call the random number generators.
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