Fisher-Yates shuffle

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Etymology[edit]

Named after Ronald Fisher and Frank Yates.

Noun[edit]

Fisher-Yates shuffle (plural Fisher-Yates shuffles)

  1. (computing) A particular algorithm for generating an unbiased random permutation of a set. It selects elements randomly from the initial set until none remain.
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