random number god

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Random Number God¹

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Back-formed from the initialism RNG.

noun Random Number Gods · random number god

  1. humorous The pseudorandom number generator used by a roguelike game's engine. 1998, Chris Kern, Rules (was Re: Angband Rule Number One!), rec.games.roguelike.angband, Usenet Rule #1 of Angband is this: NEVER forget that you are a but a pathetic slave to the entity that is the Random Number God. The RNG will laugh in your face and taunt you in many ways. No matter how you may

random number god²

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noun random number gods

  1. alternative Alternative form of Random Number God

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@misc{random_number_god_2026,
  title = {random number god},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/random%20number%20god},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}