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=={{header|PL/I}}== |
=={{header|PL/I}}== |
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<lang PL/I> |
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Values produced by IBM Visualage PL/I compiler |
Values produced by IBM Visualage PL/I compiler |
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built-in random number generator are uniformly distributed |
built-in random number generator are uniformly distributed |
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between 0 and 1 [0 |
between 0 and 1 [0 <= random < 1] |
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It uses a multiplicative congruential method: |
It uses a multiplicative congruential method: |
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seed(x) = mod(950706376 * seed(x-1), 2147483647) |
<lang PL/I>seed(x) = mod(950706376 * seed(x-1), 2147483647) |
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random(x) = seed(x) / 2147483647 |
random(x) = seed(x) / 2147483647</lang> |
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</lang> |
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=={{header|Python}}== |
=={{header|Python}}== |
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