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Yes. Raw entropy values need to be first mixed in an entropy pool first in some way that's not easily predictable. Fortuna's entropy pool is a high-quality algorithm / system that happens to be part of a cryptographically secure psueorandom number generator (CSPRNG). The two can be seperated, just as AES-NI instructions have RdSeed and RdRand.

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    entropy sources -> entropy pool -> CSPRNG -> ...



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