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Jurors are chosen from the Jury Pool at random for Voir Dire.<ref>http://www.lpclerk.com/departments/juryDuty.cfm</ref> This is likely done via a computer software pseudo random number generator that is seeded with a computer clock. Students seeking entry into charter schools are chosen via a lottery. | Jurors are chosen from the Jury Pool at random for Voir Dire.<ref>http://www.lpclerk.com/departments/juryDuty.cfm</ref> This is likely done via a computer software pseudo random number generator that is seeded with a computer clock. Students seeking entry into charter schools are chosen via a lottery. | ||
| − | Hardware random number generators are available in small USB | + | Hardware random number generators are available in various packages, including small USB elements. |
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Revision as of 23:02, February 11, 2017
A random number is one that is drawn from a set of possible values, each of which is equally probable.[1]
Some traditional means of generating random numbers are throwing dice or casting lots. Democracy in Athens operated in part on casting lots from a pool of candidates in a process called sortition.
Jurors are chosen from the Jury Pool at random for Voir Dire.[2] This is likely done via a computer software pseudo random number generator that is seeded with a computer clock. Students seeking entry into charter schools are chosen via a lottery.
Hardware random number generators are available in various packages, including small USB elements.