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@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ from the private key, so storing only the private key is also possible.
 pairs")))((("elliptic curve cryptography")))((("cryptography", "elliptic
 curve cryptography")))A bitcoin wallet contains a collection of key
 pairs, each consisting of a private key and a public key. The private
-key (k) is a number, usually picked at random. From the private key, we
+key (k) is a number, usually derived from a number picked at random.
+From the private key, we
 use elliptic curve multiplication, a one-way cryptographic function, to
 generate a public key (K). From the public key (K), we use a one-way
 cryptographic hash function to generate a Bitcoin address (A). In this