Randomness
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| + | Random elements have played a role through millennia of culture in games of chance and divination. The roll of a die or toss of coin have long foretold the fortunes of men. The birth and proliferation of science engendered a more rational world view. Through Aristotle to Galileo to Newton, classical mechanics defined the universe as a defined system without random actions. | ||
=== Randomness and Aesthetics Before Computing === | === Randomness and Aesthetics Before Computing === | ||
