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As usual, it is worth testing and seeing the results empirically. For an excellent project testing these and comparing results, see https://github.com/lemire/testingRNG.



This is not enough. The results need to be understood and interpreted as well. For example, it is questionable whether linear dependencies in some bits matter for any of the typical applications of non-CSPRNGs.




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