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A system is said to be '''deterministic''' (in lay terms, "predictable") if it always produces the same outputs when the same inputs are given.
<br>"Nondeterminism" is not to be confused with "randomness", which [[Randomness|has a specific meaning]] in the context of retro games.

=== Determinism in emulation ===

Emulators are just programs, so they'll be as deterministic as the CPUs they run on.
Complications arise when the emulator uses multiple threads or multiple processes which need to be synchronised
(an enduring problem for software developers—[[wikipedia:Deterministic_algorithm#Non-deterministic_algorithms|read more]] on the English Wikipedia).
<br>Additionally, an emulator may be called "nondeterministic" if movie playback desyncs just by making a savestate and loading it.
This is generally the result of how savestates are implemented (poorly-structured code, or simple programmer oversight) and not anything to do with the OS or compilation.

=== Determinism in console verification ===

In the context of hardware, "nondeterministic" can be used to mean "seemingly nondeterministic", or in other words, "having hidden or poorly-understood mechanisms".
The microcontrollers and surrounding circuitry inside retro consoles are all solid-state with controlled tolerances;
they always run deterministically, barring electrical faults or reliance on temperature-sensitive components.
Optical disc drives are also a source of nondeterminism in modern consoles.

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	as a source of numbers which ''appear'' random to humans, and use those numbers to make decisions.		as a source of numbers which ''appear'' random to humans, and use those numbers to make decisions.
	The PRNG is in turn "seeded" by a clock, user input, or a dedicated hardware component.		The PRNG is in turn "seeded" by a clock, user input, or a dedicated hardware component.
	See {{TASVideos\|/LuckManipulation}} for more on how RNG works in games.		<br>See {{TASVideos\|/LuckManipulation}} for more on how RNG works in games.

	"Randomness" or "RNG" is not to be confused with "[[Nondeterminism\|nondeterministic behaviour]]".		"Randomness" or "RNG" is not to be confused with "[[Nondeterminism\|nondeterministic behaviour]]".

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Computers aren't actually capable of doing things randomly; instead, programs use a "pseudo-random number generator" algorithm (PRNG or just RNG)
as a source of numbers which ''appear'' random to humans, and use those numbers to make decisions.
The PRNG is in turn "seeded" by a clock, user input, or a dedicated hardware component.
See {{TASVideos|/LuckManipulation}} for more on how RNG works in games.

"Randomness" or "RNG" is not to be confused with "[[Nondeterminism|nondeterministic behaviour]]".

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Tool-Assisted Speedruns (occasionally Tool-Assisted Superplays) or TASes are a subset of speedruns that are created in an emulator with the aid of tools. The goal of a TAS it to play through the game as fast and precisely as possible. The use of tools allows for many strategies and routes not normally possible by a human runner. TASes are not created to compete with standard speedruns and often times speedrunners and TASers share information to help each other improve.

The primary repository of Tool-Assisted Speedruns is [https://www.tasvideos.org TASVideos.org]; the TASBot community is an offshoot of the TASVideos community, but the TASBot community is more focused on the process of console verification while the TASVideos community is more focused on TAS creation.

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