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		TekMol on May 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Evolution of Random Number Generators `Fisher-Yates is one of the simplest things out there IMO` Just using "$n xor $something" would be simpler. I am just not sure yet, what a good "$something" is.

jhgb on May 2, 2021 [–]

How does this guarantee the desired property of the output being a permutation?

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