factor/core/math/random.facts

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USING: help math ;
HELP: (random)
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{ $values { "rand" "an integer between 0 and 2^32-1" } }
{ $description "Generates a random 32-bit unsigned integer." } ;
HELP: random
{ $values { "seq" "a sequence" } { "elt" "a random element" } }
{ $description "Outputs a random element of the sequence. If the sequence is empty, always outputs " { $link f } "." }
{ $notes "Since integers are sequences, passing an integer " { $snippet "n" } " yields a random integer in the interval " { $snippet "[0,n)" } ". As per the closed interval notation, the end-points are included in the interval." } ;