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== Mersenne Twister ==
The '''Mersenne twister''' is a fast, efficient pseudo-random number generator with a very long period. It is unsuitable for cryptographic uses, but it is more than adequate for computer games. Due to its speedy and effective generation of pseudo-random numbers, a few languages (e.g. [[FreePascal]] and [[Python]]) have already begun using the Mersenne twister as its default algorithm for its own [[RNG]].


The Mersenne Twister is a fast, efficient pseudo-random number generator with a very long period.  It is not secure enough for cryptographic uses, but it is more than adequate for computer games.  Due to its speedy and effective generation of pseudo-random numbers, a few languages (for example [[FreePascal]]) have already begun using the Mersenne Twister as its default algorithm for its own [[RNG]].
It is not necessary to understand how the Mersenne twister works in order to use it.


== Related Links ==
== Related Links ==
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C++ optimized port of MT: [http://www.bedaux.net/mtrand/ C++ Mersenne Twister]
C++ optimized port of MT: [http://www.bedaux.net/mtrand/ C++ Mersenne Twister]


A description of the algorithm on Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenne_twister]


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Latest revision as of 01:27, 27 April 2013

The Mersenne twister is a fast, efficient pseudo-random number generator with a very long period. It is unsuitable for cryptographic uses, but it is more than adequate for computer games. Due to its speedy and effective generation of pseudo-random numbers, a few languages (e.g. FreePascal and Python) have already begun using the Mersenne twister as its default algorithm for its own RNG.

It is not necessary to understand how the Mersenne twister works in order to use it.

Related Links

The original C source for the MT: MT Source

The official webpage of the MT: Mersenne Twister Homepage

C++ optimized port of MT: C++ Mersenne Twister

A description of the algorithm on Wikipedia: [1]