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Intuitively, an algorithmically random sequence is a sequence of binary digits that appears random to any algorithm running on a universal Turing machine. The notion can be applied analogously to sequences on any finite alphabet. Random sequences are key objects of study in algorithmic information theory. Wikipedia →

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  4. Read the landmark paper: Functional proteins from a random-sequence libraryCited 486 times
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Noun A sequence of identically distributed random variables.

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