Rand()
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Description
FUNCTION: 
rand(num)
FUNCTION: rand(lower, upper)
In the first form, rand() returns an integer between 0 and num-1, inclusively. In the second form, rand() returns an integer between lower and upper, inclusively. Each integer within the range is equally likely to be returned by rand() -- a flat distribution.
Related Topics: die(), lrand(), pickrand(), shuffle().
Examples
- > say rand(10)
- You say "6"
- > say rand(10)
- You say "1"
- > say rand(-1,2)
- You say "0"
(--Soylent 01:46, 3 December 2005 (EST))