random(ZZ) -- random integer

Synopsis

• Usage:

  random n

• Function: random
• Inputs:

  • n, an integer,
• Outputs:

  • an integer, a random integer in the range 0 .. n-1
• Optional inputs:

  • Density => ...,
  • Height => ... (missing documentation ),
  • MaximalRank => ...,
  • Norm => ... (missing documentation ),
  • UpperTriangular => ...,

Description

i1 : random 57

o1 = 52

i2 : random 10^50

o2 = 86346918858062209261046491489683266148157315249483

i3 : tally apply(100, i -> random 7)

o3 = Tally{0 => 18}
           1 => 8
           2 => 14
           3 => 22
           4 => 10
           5 => 13
           6 => 15

o3 : Tally

See also

• setRandomSeed -- set starting point for random number generator
• tally -- tally the elements of a list or sequence