They're actually what's known as " pseudo random numbers, " generated by algorithms.

它们实际上是由算法产生的“伪随机数”。

Even when you get a random number from a computer, it's not as random as you might think.

即使从电脑上得到一个随机数，它也不像想象的那样随机。

Alright, let's define a list of numbers, numbers, with a bunch of random numbers 3, 6, 2, 8, 4 and 10.

好吧，让我们定义一个数字列表，数字，一组随机数 3、6、2、8、4 和 10。

All of these have random numbers next to them to denote point values.

所有这些旁边都有随机数来表示值。

Using the key, it encodes the text in the documents to random numbers.

使用密钥，它将文档中的文本编码为随机数。

They would look like nothing more than a bunch of random numbers.

它们看起来只不过是一堆随机数。

So, it's a random number; it's not a very equal number.

好的？ 所以，这是一个随机数； 这不是一个非常相等的数字。

They are just random numbers, they don’t mean anything.

它们只是随机数， 没有任何意义。

Do any of you look like a random number generator?

们当中有谁看起来像随机数生成器吗？

On the whole, Yale students are not random number generators.

总体而言，耶鲁大的生并不是随机数生成器。

As we repeat this, we're looking at different  possible sums for those five random numbers.

当我们重复这一时，我们正在研究这五个随机数的不同可能总和。

Sumner, could we go ahead and put up a random number on the screen here?

萨姆纳，我们能不能在屏幕上放一个随机数？

Random numbers are the foundational building blocks of encryption keys.

随机数是加密密钥的基本组成部分。

So we use this function to essentially generate random numbers for us.

所以我们使用这个函数本质上是为我们生成随机数。

So having a true random number generator is essential for secure encryption.

因此， 拥有一个真正的随机数生成器对于安全加密至关重要。

If you took four numbers at a time, let's say we use this distribution to generate four random numbers.

如果您一次取四个数字，假设我们使用此分布生成四个随机数。

I mean, couldn’t a person just sit down and come up with some random numbers by themselves?

我的意思是， 一个人不能坐下来自己想出一些随机数吗？

The average is 0 which is right on the average used for the random number generation.

平均值为 0， 正好是用于随机数生成的平均值。

For years, researchers have been looking at building true random number generators.

多年来， 研究人员一直在研究构建真正的随机数生成器。

It's called Stadium 974, and  that's not a random number – that's how many containers  were needed to build it.

它叫做 Stadium 974，这不是一个随机数——那是建造它需要多少个集装箱。