[TIB] Re: randseed on TI-89
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[TIB] Re: randseed on TI-89
I suppose a better question to ask would be how seeding works, what it means
to seed the rand num generator, and a good way to make formulas for seeding.
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>From: "Idiot"
>Reply-To: ti-basic@lists.ticalc.org
>To:
>Subject: [TIB] Re: randseed on TI-89
>Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 16:43:29 -0500
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>
>It seeds the random number generator... hehehe
>Computers suck at making random numbers, but there are some formulas
>that spit out numbers that seem random. When you seed the random, you
>are telling it where to start.
>
>Try this:
>Enter Randseed(1)
>Then rand() a bunch of times. I bet you get a list like this:
>
>.745560772771
>.855900597109
>.225360061685
>.469229187981
>
>at least I did every time I seeded it with 1.
>
>--Matthew
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ti-basic-bounce@lists.ticalc.org
>[mailto:ti-basic-bounce@lists.ticalc.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Waters
>Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 1:22 PM
>To: ti-basic@lists.ticalc.org
>Subject: [TIB] randseed on TI-89
>
>Could anyone tell me what the randseed command on the TI-89 does, and
>how
>itworks?
>
>
>---------- The Fishy One's Infinite Wisdom #10: "Catholic school
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>class is like mom's home cooking. Both leave a bad aftertaste and give
>you
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