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Re: RANDOMSMALL <range> [ <seed> ]

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From: Larry Bakst <pleb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: zsh-workers@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: RANDOMSMALL <range> [ <seed> ]
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 14:55:42 -0700
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I would suggest Mersenne Twister for all random numbers which is located here:

http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/%7Em-mat/MT/emt.html

leb


>Zsh's RANDOM function is deficient.  I propose a new builtin a la the lesson learned in the Java world.
>
>http://java.sun.com/docs/books/effective/excursion-random.html
>
>Dave


-- 
Lawrence E. Bakst
pleb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

References:
- Re: zsh malloc bug
  - From: Peter Stephenson
- RANDOMSMALL <range> [ <seed> ]
  - From: Dave Yost

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