A truly random number is something that is surprisingly difficult to generate. A typical approach is to generate the required element of chance from a natural and unpredictable source, such as radi… ...

Take the sequence 0.142, 0.566, 0.274, 0.265,..., which is created by the equation xn = {πn 2}, where the curly brackets mean we ignore the integer part of that number. So the first number is π ...

Any random sequence of events, such as the lapping of ocean waves on the shore, can become a clock – and physicists have now devised a mathematical procedure for making such an odd timepiece and ...