Seven digits in a sequence, chosen so that every digit is equally likely ... In 1927, a statistician sampled census data to produce a table of 40,000 random digits.) Early sources of random numbers ...

The algorithm is simple. Pick a two-digit number — ahem — at random. OK, so you still have to pick a starting number. To get the next number, take the top digit, add six, and then multiply by ...

He assigned a compass point to the digits 0 to 7 and then drew lines to show the path indicated by each digit. Venn did this ... it’s not what we call a truly random number.