rng

noun — 5 senses

rng

nounalso spelled RNG

/ɹʌŋ/

Etymology From ring, with i dropped to suggest the absence of the identity element.

1

Algebra, Mathematics, Sciences An algebraic structure satisfying the same properties as a ring, except that multiplication need not have an identity element.

RNG

noun
1

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of random number generator.

› Initialism of random number generation.

2

Games, Gaming Informal Randomness, variability, or luck, especially that produced by random number generation.

  • The combat in this game is way too RNG-based.
  • Jeez, I'm having terrible RNG today.
3

Roguelikes, Video games Abbreviation, Humorous, Initialism Initialism of Random Number God.

4

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of renewable natural gas.

  • J.B. Hunt has 200 compressed natural gas trucks, most of which have 12-liter engines. Over the past 12 months, the carrier introduced 15-liter RNG engines to its fleet. Full production of Cummins’ X15N natural gas engine got underway in September 2024. […] J.B. Hunt Transport Services — which ranks No. 3 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America, No. 1 on the intermodal sector list and No. 2 in the truckload/dedicated segment — has more than 22,000 trucks overall. J.B. Hunt trucks are fueled 8,000 times a day. The carrier buys the equivalent of 200 million gallons a year of diesel. But biodiesel, renewable diesel and RNG now account for 22% of J.B. Hunt’s total fuel by volume, said Mounce. “We’re going to convert hundreds more of these trucks” to RNG, Mounce said at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition. “We’re in a spot now where we’re a lot closer to cost parity.”2025 November 7, Keiron Greenhalgh, “Fleets Grow More Confident About RNG Powertrains. OEMs’ Introduction of X15N Engine Builds On-Highway Support”, in Transport Topics:
Derived terms
PRNG, pseudorandom number generator, QRNG, quantum random number generator, quasirandom number generator, RNGesus, RNG gods
Related terms
CNG, compressed natural gas, LNG, liquified natural gas, NG, natural gas

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