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When you say "predictable", do you mean "repeatable?" Or do you really mean "predictable?"

In the latter case, well, if you want predictable numbers you shouldn't be calling a RNG at all. And in the former, it's not good, it's broken, PRNGs are supposed to produce the same sequence, given the same seed....



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