sudoku, randomizer

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randomizer

Pronunciation: /ˈrandəmʌɪzə/ 

NOUN

Something which generates a random output; a randomizing device.

sudoku

Pronunciation: /suːˈdəʊkuː/  

 /*suːˈdɒsuːdəʊkuː/  

NOUN  數獨

A puzzle in which players insert the numbers one to nine into a grid consisting of nine squares subdivided into a further nine smaller squares in such a way that every number appears once in each horizontal line, vertical line, and square.

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Origin

Early 21st century: from Japanese sūdoku, from sū(ji) 'number' + doku(shin) 'single status' after sūji wa dokushin ni kagiru, literally 'the numbers are restricted to single status', former name of the puzzle.