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The result was '''redirect''' to [[Random number generation]]. Discussion about a different redirect target can occur on article talk page. <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">[[User:Liz|'''''L'''''iz]]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">[[Special:Contributions/Liz|'''''Read!''''']] [[User talk:Liz|'''''Talk!''''']]</sup> 05:36, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
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*'''Redirect''' to either [[Random number generation]] or specifically to [[Random number generation#Computational methods]]. [[User:PianoDan|PianoDan]] ([[User talk:PianoDan|talk]]) 16:46, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' I think there is a real topic here, as in the field of randomized algorithms, how one goes about randomizing the problems matters--uniform vs nonuniform distributions, is it possible to derandomize an algorithm, etc. But I don't know that the randomizing process in that field is canonically called a "Randomization function". If it is a neologism, then the article should probably be deleted. But if this is standard terminology (my knowledge of the field stops at Motwani and Raghavan), then a redirect to [[Randomized_algorithm#Motivation]] which briefly mentions such functions, may be warranted. --<code>{{u|[[User:Mark viking|Mark viking]]}} {[[User talk:Mark viking|Talk]]}</code> 20:48, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
* I can see how this article could make sense if it defined a randomization function to be 'a randomized algorithm that maps a problem instance to another equivalent problem instance' or something along that line. However, as far as I know 'Randomization function' is not standard terminology in the field of randomized algorithms. At least, I have not been able to find any references where the term is use like this. [[User:Plusminusone|Plusminusone]] ([[User talk:Plusminusone|talk]]) 19:16, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
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*'''Redirect''' to [[Random number generation]]. [[User:SWinxy|SWinxy]] ([[User talk:SWinxy|talk]]) 01:53, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
*'''Redirect'''. Currently this page is [[WP:OR|100 % original research]]. [[User:Bearian|Bearian]] ([[User talk:Bearian|talk]]) 16:45, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
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