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RANDU

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RANDU

Summary

RANDU is a linear congruential generator[1]. RANDU draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (linear_congruential_generator category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • RANDU's instance of is recorded as linear congruential generator[3].
  • RANDU's logo image is recorded as Randu.png[4].
  • RANDU's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02xjrv[5].
  • RANDU's defining formula is recorded as V_{j+1} = 65539\cdot V_j\, \bmod\, 2^{31}[6].
  • RANDU's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[7].
  • RANDU's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779308552[8].

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Designation and Status

RANDU's instance of is recorded as linear congruential generator[3].

Why It Matters

RANDU draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (linear_congruential_generator category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] RANDU has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). RANDU. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/randu
MLA “RANDU.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/randu.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_randu_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{RANDU}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/randu}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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