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random_word_vector.R
# Create 2 replicates of 5 "words" generated from random characters,
# each "word" 5 - 15 characters long, with word length following a
# poisson distribution.
rep(replicate(5, paste(sample(letters, round(rpois(5000, lambda = 3)+5, 0), replace = FALSE), collapse = "")), 2)
# Sample output:
# [1] "rfexnwyjst" "vwtadhjnly" "ztfgvldo" "tmerol" "mcqhosap" "rfexnwyjst" "vwtadhjnly" "ztfgvldo" "tmerol"
#[10] "mcqhosap"
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