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From: lins@Apple.COM (Chuck Lins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Is Random() random?
Message-ID: <47094@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 4 Dec 90 21:57:05 GMT
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Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <31359.275BAB9A@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Chris.Gehlker@p12.f56.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Chris Gehlker) writes:
>> how random is the Toolbox routine Random()?  IM-I says it returns
>> an integer in the range -32767 (not -32768) to 32,767 before
>> cycling.  does this mean it will hit every number in that range
>> once before repeating?  and why the seemingly strange range
>
>It definately won't hit every number once before repeating.

And if it did hit every number in the range before repeating it wouldn't be
random.


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