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“This is a marvelous step” toward more efficient random number generation, says Rajarshi Roy, a physicist at the University of Maryland in College Park who was not involved in the work. Random number ...

Statistical testing in Python offers a way to make sure your data is meaningful. It only takes a second to validate your data. Having data is only half the battle. How do you know your data actually ...

Using a single, chip-scale laser, scientists have managed to generate streams of completely random numbers at about 100 times the speed of the fastest random-numbers generator systems that are ...