5.5. Glossary
- deterministic
- A process that is repeatable and predictable.
- documentation
- A place where you can go to get detailed information about aspects of your
programming language.
- module
- A file containing Python definitions and statements intended for use in
other Python programs. The contents of a module are made available to
the other program by using the import statement.
- pseudo-random number
- A number that is not genuinely random but is instead created algorithmically.
- random number
- A number that is generated in such a way as to exhibit statistical randomness.
- random number generator
- A function that will provide you with random numbers, usually between 0 and 1.
- standard library
- A collection of modules that are part of the normal installation of Python.
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