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Fails WP:GNG. The notability tag was added 3 weeks ago by Altenmann. GeoffreyT2000 (talk, contribs) 03:56, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Mathematics-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 04:01, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete (weak) Keep current sources are primary, so fails WP:GNG. I haven't searched for more, but articles ideally should be created based on WP:RS and I've not heard of this. If any are uncovered change to Keep. Widefox; talk 16:25, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete no evidence of notability. - üser:Altenmann >t 16:45, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. There are secondary sources. A 2013 book on Monte Carlo Methods calls it a "very good" generator and presents it as the only example of a pseudo-random number generator, with references as to where to find others. There is a complete discussion of KISS. I've added the reference to Further reading in the article. StarryGrandma (talk) 18:30, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, didn't have time to check. There's [1] [2] etc. !vote changed. Widefox; talk 10:00, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]