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Answer by DigitalRoss for What does 'seeding' mean?

Imagine a card game and development of the game program vs. running the game to actually play it.Pseudo-random number generators use a seed or seeds to determine the starting point of the sequence....

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Answer by popester for What does 'seeding' mean?

Most random functions that are common on personal computers aren't random, but deterministic to a degree. The 'seed' for these psuedo-random functions are the starting point upon which future values...

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Answer by Zepplock for What does 'seeding' mean?

"Seeding" random function prevents it from giving out the same sequence of random numbers.Think of it as a super-random start of your random generator.

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Answer by Doug McClean for What does 'seeding' mean?

It means: pick a place to start.Think of a pseudo random number generator as just a really long list of numbers. This list is circular, it eventually repeats.To use it, you need to pick a starting...

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What does 'seeding' mean?

Very simple question. What does the term 'seeding' mean in general? I'll put the context, i.e., you must seed for random functions.

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