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  2. Fischer random chess - Wikipedia

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    Fischer random chess, also known as Chess960 ('chess nine-sixty'), is a variation of the game of chess invented by the former world chess champion Bobby Fischer. [1] Fischer announced this variation on June 19, 1996, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [2] [3] [4] Fischer random chess employs the same board and pieces as classical chess, but the ...

  3. Applications of randomness - Wikipedia

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    Randomness has many uses in science, art, statistics, cryptography, gaming, gambling, and other fields. For example, random assignment in randomized controlled trials helps scientists to test hypotheses, and random numbers or pseudorandom numbers help video games such as video poker . These uses have different levels of requirements, which ...

  4. Wikipedia:Random - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia:Random. On Wikipedia and other sites running on MediaWiki, Special:Random can be used to access a random article in the main namespace; this feature is useful as a tool to generate a random article. Depending on your browser, it's also possible to load a random page using a keyboard shortcut (in Firefox, Edge, and Chrome Alt-Shift + X ).

  5. Placeholder name - Wikipedia

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    J. Random X (e.g. J. Random Hacker, J. Random User) is a term used in computer jargon for a randomly selected member of a set, such as the set of all users. Sometimes used as J. Random Loser for any not-very-computer-literate user. [4] John and Jane Appleseed, commonly used as placeholder names by Apple.

  6. List of YouTubers - Wikipedia

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    The Game Theorists, The Film Theorists, The Food Theorists, The Style Theorists, GTLive Creator of Game Theory, a show that analyzes video games with respect to realistic rules of mathematics, culture, and science. Balaji Patturaj: India Panjumittai Productions Popularly known as RJ Balaji. Also called "The Voice of Chennai", all the videos on ...

  7. Wordle - Wikipedia

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    Wordle is a web-based word game created and developed by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle. Players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, with feedback given for each guess in the form of colored tiles indicating when letters match or occupy the correct position. Wordle has a single daily solution, with all players attempting to ...

  8. List of esports players - Wikipedia

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    Nickname Real name Country Team Game(s) Career Thor: Thor Aackerlund: United States: Camerica (spokesperson), considered to be one of the first professional gamers: Tetris, Nintendo World Championships

  9. Procedural generation - Wikipedia

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    In computing, procedural generation (sometimes shortened as proc-gen) is a method of creating data algorithmically as opposed to manually, typically through a combination of human-generated content and algorithms coupled with computer-generated randomness and processing power. In computer graphics, it is commonly used to create textures and 3D ...