randomGenerator

Usage

randomGenerator()
randomGenerator n
randomGenerator(a, b)
randomGenerator(a, b, n)

Signatures

randomGenerator: () $\to$ %
randomGenerator: MachineInteger $\to$ %
randomGenerator: (MachineInteger, MachineInteger) $\to$ %
randomGenerator: (MachineInteger, MachineInteger, MachineInteger) $\to$ %

Parameter	Type	Description
a, b	MachineInteger	bounds for the generator
n	MachineInteger	identifier for the generator (optional)

Returns

randomGenerator() returns a pseudo-random generator, while randomGenerator(a, b) returns a pseudo-random number generator that generates numbers between a and b inclusive. If the optional argument n is given, then the ${n}^{{\rm th}}$ independent generator is returned, which allows for several independent sources of random numbers.

See Also

numberOfGenerators