"random seed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: random seeds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} random seed (plural random seeds)
  1. A number or vector used to initialize a pseudorandom number generator. Wikipedia link: random seed
    Sense id: en-random_seed-en-noun-O01uEMz3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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