Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In information theory, the term pseudorandom number sequence has the following meanings: 1. A sequence of numbers that has been computed by some defined arithmetic process but is effectively a random number sequence for the purpose for which it is required. Note: Although a pseudorandom number sequence in this sense often appears to lack any definite pattern, any pseudorandom number generator with a finite internal state will repeat after a very long sequence of numbers. This can be proved using the pigeonhole principle. see also Pseudorandom number generator. 2. A sequence of numbers that satisfies one or more of the standard tests for statistical randomness. Source: originally from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.