Re: random() weirdness

Ilya Zakharevich on Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:08:55 -0400

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Re: random() weirdness

To: Igor Schein <igor@txc.com>
Subject: Re: random() weirdness
From: Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:08:55 -0400
Cc: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux.fr>, pari-dev@list.cr.yp.to
In-reply-to: <20000621113500.T2900@neptune.txc.com>; from igor@txc.com on Wed, Jun 21, 2000 at 11:35:00AM -0400
References: <20000607161306.L6376@neptune.txc.com> <200006072112.XAA06521@math.u-bordeaux.fr> <20000621113500.T2900@neptune.txc.com>

On Wed, Jun 21, 2000 at 11:35:00AM -0400, Igor Schein wrote:
> ? for(k=0,7,setrand(1+k*2^28);print(random(2^31)))
> 1559883374
> 1559883374
> 1559883374

Is it a result of using rand() instead of random() or drand48()?  One
can steal pieces from Perl's Configure to fetch a best available
random generator...

Ilya

References:
- random() weirdness
  - From: Igor Schein <igor@txc.com>
- Re: random() weirdness
  - From: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux.fr>
- Re: random() weirdness
  - From: Igor Schein <igor@txc.com>

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