Random number generator (included): Difference between revisions

Mathematica 7, by default, uses an Extended Cellular Automaton method ("ExtendedCA") to generate random numbers. The main PRNG functions are <code>RandomReal[]</code> and <code>RandomInteger[]</code> You can specify alternative generation methods including the Mersenne Twister and a Linear Congruential Generator (the default earlier versions). Information about random number generation is provided at [http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/tutorial/RandomNumberGeneration.html#185956823 Mathematica].