"Sattolo's algorithm" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Published in 1986 by Sandra Sattolo. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Sattolo's algorithm}} Sattolo's algorithm
  1. (computing) A variant of the Fisher-Yates shuffle that generates uniformly distributed cycles of some maximal length n, rather than permutations of the entire sequence. Categories (topical): Computing
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