"Mersenne twister" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Mersenne twisters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mersenne twister (plural Mersenne twisters)
  1. (computing) A kind of pseudorandom number generator whose period length is chosen to be a Mersenne prime. Wikipedia link: Mersenne twister Categories (topical): Computing

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