How Random Is Random? Limits & Predetermination

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In summary: The output of a program can be random from the view point of someone looking at it's output if......the program is running on a computer that is not constantly monitored and logged.
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so a chaotic pendulum has no physical value which has a measurable chance to happen?
 
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A small contribution for the thread.

Since this is still in general discussion, there was something interesting I recall on how a mathematican considers the random nature of pi; that is it not random, but displays every pattern possible.

I feel this thread needs to be where it should.
 

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