ideal randomness source

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The source of an ideal random sequence of bits. Each bit of an ideal random sequence is unpredictable and unbiased, with a value that is independent of the values of the other bits in the sequence. Prior to an observation of the sequence, the value of each bit is equally likely to be 0 or 1, and the probability that a particular bit will have a particular value is unaffected by knowledge of the values of any or all of the other bits. An ideal random sequence of \(n\) bits contains \(n\) bits of entropy.
Sources:
NIST IR 8427

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