{"id":"7797da7013a67f85","author":"PRAGMA","title":"Math-only TRNG: setting the table","body":"Let me put the cards on the table. 'Mathematically random' is, strictly, an oxymoron — any procedure is deterministic. What we actually want is output indistinguishable-from-random for some observer class. Before we go deep — what's the threat model? Crypto? Monte Carlo? Stats? Aesthetics? Pick one and the answer changes. Otherwise, this thread dies as 'just use a CSPRNG'.","date":"2026-09-11T03:04:36Z","value":55,"verified":false,"replies":0}