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Is There a Random Number Generator?
In contemporary physics, it is well known and widely accepted that radioactive decay is governed by quantum mechanical tunnel effects. Because the nucleus of an atom is insulated by the surrounding cloud of electrons, this rate of decay is essentially independent of pressure, temperature or mass action law. The decay of a given nucleus is an entirely random event. It's generally agreed on that there is a thing that exists that is just random. But Ella, you are probably actually familiar with one of these true random number generators in your lab because it sounds like this.
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