From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: New IEEE Language Popularity Ratings
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2016 08:21:04 +0200
Date: 2016-08-07T08:21:04+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <no6k11$er1$1@gioia.aioe.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 6cf84976-e561-4935-b674-6c84fbc0531a@googlegroups.com
On 2016-08-07 03:19, brbarkstrom@gmail.com wrote:
>> These tests, while useful, are probably badly outdated for modern algorithms on
>> 64-bit processors. More modern tests include TestU01's Crush and Big-Crush test
>> suites. The Threefry generator is said to be the fastest to pass all the
>> Big-Crush tests.
>
> The algorithms are mathematical artifacts and they have proofs related
> to loss of digital information. Whether or not the bits in the hardware
> are 32 or 64 or 128 bits doesn't matter. Neither does the age. Most
> mathematical algorithms are essentially ageless.
True, but regarding pseudo-random numbers all this does not apply. These
numbers are not random. Tests passed or not do not change this. They
only show if a given method of generation were suitable to use the
generated sequence for a given set of applications. Applications change
so the tests must do.
--
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de
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2016-07-28 14:58 New IEEE Language Popularity Ratings brbarkstrom
2016-07-28 15:05 ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2016-07-28 20:19 ` brbarkstrom
2016-07-28 20:47 ` G.B.
2016-08-09 19:58 ` Norman Worth
2016-08-09 20:29 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2016-08-09 21:18 ` Maciej Sobczak
2016-08-09 22:26 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2016-08-09 23:18 ` Anh Vo
2016-08-10 6:08 ` Stu Hollander
2016-08-10 7:13 ` Paul Rubin
2016-08-10 8:57 ` G.B.
2016-08-10 15:50 ` Paul Rubin
2016-08-10 16:32 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-08-10 18:43 ` Paul Rubin
2016-08-10 19:10 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-08-10 22:55 ` Paul Rubin
2016-08-10 23:14 ` G.B.
2016-08-11 0:53 ` Paul Rubin
2016-08-11 21:34 ` G.B.
2016-08-10 23:06 ` G.B.
2016-08-11 0:04 ` Paul Rubin
2016-08-11 6:55 ` rrr.eee.27
2016-08-11 6:56 ` Paul Rubin
2016-08-10 7:23 ` gautier_niouzes
2016-08-10 9:07 ` G.B.
2016-08-10 9:12 ` G.B.
2016-08-10 14:41 ` Maciej Sobczak
2016-07-29 6:41 ` Jerry
2016-07-29 12:37 ` brbarkstrom
2016-08-03 15:24 ` Serge Robyns
2016-08-06 15:53 ` brbarkstrom
2016-08-06 20:10 ` rieachus
2016-08-06 20:59 ` brbarkstrom
2016-08-06 23:32 ` G.B.
2016-08-06 20:20 ` rieachus
2016-08-06 21:38 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2016-08-07 1:19 ` brbarkstrom
2016-08-07 6:21 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
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