Thread: need a random number generator thats not compleatly random

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    Exclamation need a random number generator thats not compleatly random

    i have seen a diagram in a book many years ago to do with curves.

    say i want to random generate a number between 1 and 10 , there is more chance of it picking a lower number than a high number ,and a 10 would be very rare

    can any one tell me what it is that i am looking for ?

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