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Comment Random seed to fix? (Score 1) 436

From the article:

Sorting requires a self-consistent definition of ordering.

The article implies the root of the problem is because it introduces inconsistency in comparisons. Could this be fixed by generating a random seed, then replacing all calls to Math.random() with Math.random(seed)?

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