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After not being on Wiki for a while, I clicked on "Random article" and got this. Hooray! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naif (talk • contribs) 07:18, 22 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I just created Random number generation, some elements of this page could be moved there.

Randomization is about taking elements and putting them in random order (i.e. shuffling) (or maybe also selecting a random subset), generating random numbers is about just creating numbers at random. The two processes are fairly equivalent.

I don't want to merge this page over there, but the scope of this article could be made more narrow. Flammifer 09:08, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Do i hate but this is not math? Its plograpic. 5.114.120.39 (talk) 19:24, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

U do?merge? Its special. 5.114.120.39 (talk) 19:31, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps a disclaimer should exist within the article as a separate section. Some people use the phrase "at random" when actually the situation is properly described as haphazard. Oxford Reference has: A group that is selected without regard for any rigorous method of sampling, without using either a random allocation procedure or a systematic nonrandom sampling method, such as every tenth name in a telephone directory. A haphazard sample is just that, i.e., a selection based on no formal predetermined rules whatever. It cannot be considered an unbiased sample. The “person in the street” approach of television interviewers usually uses haphazard sampling.50.43.163.51 (talk) 00:35, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Concerns have been raised about AI-generated content in this article. This is a procedural talk page section to discuss it. Rationale: the late 2023 expansions such as this; note WP:AISIGNS such as undue emphasis on significance, vocab distribution typical of 2023-24 LLMs, etc Gnomingstuff (talk) 12:45, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]