random number

noun3

1. •
   A number allotted randomly using suitable generator (electronic machine or as simple "generator" as die).
2. •
   A number selected based on a uniform distribution, typically using a suitable generator (for example, rolling a die).

   • Tossing a coin is a classical procedure for producing a random number .... Tossing a coin 20 times can produce any one of 2²⁰ ... binary series, and each of them has exactly the same probability. — 1975
3. •
   A pseudorandom number.

   • The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance. — 1970