Need some help here
Is it possible to, using PHP, take an array of 3 or 4 digit numbers, and find some sort of real pattern in the numbers? I've been working on trying to get something semi reliable in finding a pattern in random 3 or 4 digit numbers, but can't seem to really get anything that seems remotely like any pattern. Any help would be appreciated.
There are two ways you could archieve this. The first one is to get very large numbers of random data and analyze them over a long time. The second one would be to get the type of random-number-generator and to analyse the way it creates the numbers. If it isn't developed that good, you could find some pattern in the numbers. I don't think that this is as easy as it was in former dates, because nowadays the algorithms become more complex and they are tested before use very much. By the way, why would you like to do this? Do you want to have a challenge or do you want to crack some website stuff?
webspider
webspider wrote: There are two ways you could archieve this. The first one is to get very large numbers of random data and analyze them over a long time. The second one would be to get the type of random-number-generator and to analyse the way it creates the numbers. If it isn't developed that good, you could find some pattern in the numbers. I don't think that this is as easy as it was in former dates, because nowadays the algorithms become more complex and they are tested before use very much. By the way, why would you like to do this? Do you want to have a challenge or do you want to crack some website stuff?
webspider
I do some work for a buddy that owns a limo service, and he studied numerology in school but has little/no computer knowledge. He has calenders with massive amounts of 3 or 4 digit numbers, where they came from is a bit difficult to explain, but he finds patterns in the numbers himself and is usually accurate by a digit on any one number so I know that there exists a real pattern in the numbers. Btw I already have about 10 years or so of numbers, so I don't need to generate any :p