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Xorshift

class of pseudorandom number generators which generate the next number in their sequence by repeatedly taking the xor of a number with a bit-shifted version of itself
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Xorshift

Summary

Xorshift ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Xorshift is credited with the discovery of George Marsaglia[2].
  • Xorshift's image is recorded as Xorshift.png[3].
  • Xorshift's subclass of is recorded as pseudorandom number generator[4].
  • Xorshift's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Xorshift's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0421b96[6].
  • Xorshift's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776034610[7].

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Works and Contributions

Xorshift is credited with the discovery of George Marsaglia[2].

Why It Matters

Xorshift ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month).[1] Xorshift has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] Xorshift is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

George Marsaglia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Xorshift. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/xorshift
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_xorshift_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Xorshift}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/xorshift}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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