Doc/libwhrandom.tex

   1 \section{Standard Module \sectcode{whrandom}}
   2
   3 \stmodindex{whrandom}
   4 This module implements a Wichmann-Hill pseudo-random number generator.
   5 It defines the following functions:
   6
   7 \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module whrandom)}
   8 \begin{funcdesc}{random}{}
   9 Returns the next random floating point number in the range [0.0 ... 1.0).
  10 \end{funcdesc}
  11
  12 \begin{funcdesc}{seed}{x\, y\, z}
  13 Initializes the random number generator from the integers
  14 \var{x},
  15 \var{y}
  16 and
  17 \var{z}.
  18 When the module is first imported, the random number is initialized
  19 using values derived from the current time.
  20 \end{funcdesc}