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Re: randomness, experiments versus theory

I think that the "entropy also increases" when your random numbers are
generated. You can not run a computer without doing this to the universe.
I am not sure "they are right", unless "spews' means something else.

John Denker wrote:


I'll bet the output of the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) on my
computer is more random (i.e. passes more tests for randomness) than the
output of your Geiger counter. OTOH people may point out that a PRNG spews
out a lot of bits, but not any real entropy. And they're right. So let's
not talk about PRNGs.