Question: Reference: [link text](http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Random.html)

i cannot understand the following line , can anybody provide me some example for the below statement?

If two instances of Random are created with the same seed, and the same sequence of method calls is made for each, they will generate and return identical sequences of numbers

Answer: 
The random generator is *deterministic*. Given the same input to Random and the same usage of the methods in Random, the sequence of pseudo-random numbers returned to your program will be the same even in different runs on different machines.

This is why it is pseudo-random - the numbers returned *behave* statistically like random numbers except they can be reliably predicted. True random numbers are unpredictable.
The Random class basically is a **Psuedorandom Number Generator** (also known as **Deterministic random bit generator**) that generates a sequence of numbers that approximates the properties of random numbers. It's not generally random but deterministic as it can be determined by small random states in the generator (such as `seed`). Because of the deterministic nature, you can generate identical result if you the sequence of methods and seeds are identical on 2 generators.