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Download Million Random Digits

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download a Datafile: A Million Random Digits generated by electronic roulette wheel from here: https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1418.html
look for the zip file 0.7 MB containing a text file
if you searched for 00001 you will find it, you will find 02019 recur 5 times
the data format is like this:

00000 10097 32533 76520 13586 34673 54876 80959 09117 39292 74945
00001 37542 04805 64894 74296 24805 24037 20636 10402 00822 91665
00002 08422 68953 19645 09303 23209 02560 15953 34764 35080 33606
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19999 16464 48280 94254 45777 45150 68865 11382 11782 22695 41988

when you read this table jump over the first column which is for numbering the lines.
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Re: Download Million Random Digits

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Why should anybody need that? It is no more random if it is downloadable. :D
The english grammar is freeware, you can use it freely - But it's not Open Source, i.e. you can not change it or publish it in altered way.
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Re: Download Million Random Digits

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NicTheQuick wrote:Why should anybody need that? It is no more random if it is downloadable. :D
Well, you can get it as a paperback for $54, so I imagine, it's a good read :)
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it cost in amazon $58 paperback, and unbelievable $600 for hardcover
https://www.amazon.com/Million-Random-D ... 0833030477
there are 689 comments
i like one comment: "if you've seen one random number, you've seen them all "
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