manual:chapter6:statistics:cmd_rand [newRPL User Manual]

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Generate a pseudo-random real number

Input Stack		Output Stack
	→	R_{pseudo-random}
Level 1 / Argument 1	→	Level 1

Legend

Legend	Object type
O	Any object
I	Integer number
R	Real number
#	Binary number
Num	Scalar (Integer, Real or Binary number)
Z	Complex number
U	Unit
∡	Angle
A	Symbolic expression
C	Symbolic constant
V	Vector
M	Matrix
S	String
1/0	Any expression evaluating to True or False
G	Grob
F	Font
D	Binary data container
T	Tag object
L	List
cL	Case list
N	Variable name / Identifier
Dir	Directory
pDir	Packed Directory
P	Program
Lib	Library

The RAND function returns a pseudo-random number. The sequence is generated by the xoroshiro128+ (v1.0) pseudo-random number generator.

This command is fully compatible with userRPL.

The following program

« 32 SETPREC
  -1 RDZ
  RAND
»

will result in

1:                0.437333743646
……………………………………………………………………………………

Statistics 2

Command	Short Description
RDZ	Initialize random number generator with a seed
RAND	Generate a random real number