1# rand_xorshift
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11Implements the Xorshift random number generator.
12
13The Xorshift[^1] algorithm is not suitable for cryptographic purposes
14but is very fast. If you do not know for sure that it fits your
15requirements, use a more secure one such as `StdRng` or `OsRng`.
16
17[^1]: Marsaglia, George (July 2003).
18      ["Xorshift RNGs"](https://www.jstatsoft.org/v08/i14/paper).
19      *Journal of Statistical Software*. Vol. 8 (Issue 14).
20
21Links:
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23-   [API documentation (master)](https://rust-random.github.io/rand/rand_xorshift)
24-   [API documentation (docs.rs)](https://docs.rs/rand_xorshift)
25-   [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)
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27[rand]: https://crates.io/crates/rand
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29
30## Crate Features
31
32`rand_xorshift` is `no_std` compatible. It does not require any functionality
33outside of the `core` lib, thus there are no features to configure.
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35The `serde1` feature includes implementations of `Serialize` and `Deserialize`
36for the included RNGs.
37
38
39## License
40
41`rand_xorshift` is distributed under the terms of both the MIT license and the
42Apache License (Version 2.0).
43
44See [LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) and [LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT), and
45[COPYRIGHT](COPYRIGHT) for details.
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