乱数 (luànshù): random number (Taiwan term)

Measure Word

一个乱数 gè

Zhège chéngxù xūyào chǎnshēng yī zǔ luànshù.

This program needs to generate a set of random numbers.

Mìmǎxué lǐ luànshù de pǐnzhì hěn zhòngyào.

In cryptography, the quality of random numbers is very important.

register

This is the Taiwan term. Mainland China uses 随机数 (suíjīshù, 'random number') in computing contexts. Both refer to the same concept.

memory

Literally 'chaotic number' — 乱 (luàn) = 'chaotic, disordered', 数 (shù) = 'number'. A number with no pattern.

乱 luàn

数 shù