Random

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Working with statistics? See Random (Statistics).

Returns a random number. One can specify the seed using random_seed(Integer).

Syntax

random()

random(Integer)

random(Real)

random(Integer, Integer)

random(Real, Real)

Returns a random number in the interval (0,1).

Given an integer n, returns a random integer number in the interval [0,n) (if n is positive) or (n,0] (if n is negative).

Given a real x, returns a random real number in the interval [0,x) (if x is positive) or (x,0] (if x is negative).

Given two integers numbers a and b, returns a random integer in the interval [a,b].

Given two real numbers a and b, returns a random real number in the interval [a,b].

Given two integers numbers a and b, if a>b the result will be a random decimal number between b and a.

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