RAND

Random Number

For the purposes of this Recommendation, a value in a set that has an equal probability of being selected from the total population of possibilities and, hence, is unpredictable. A random number is an instance of an unbiased random variable, that is, the output produced by a uniformly distributed random process.

📚 Reference: NIST SP 800-90A Rev. 1
🏷️ Category: Cybersecurity
📊 Commonality: common
Also known as: Random Parameter