OBSOLETE MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

Random

As of Version 6.0,

has been superseded by the functions RandomReal and RandomInteger.

gives a uniformly distributed pseudorandom Real in the range 0 to 1.

gives a pseudorandom number of the specified type, lying in the specified range. Possible types are: Integer, Real and Complex. The default range is 0 to 1. You can give the range explicitly; a range specification of max is equivalent to .

Details Details

Random[Integer] gives or with probability .
Random[Complex] gives a pseudorandom complex number in the rectangle with corners and 1+i.
Random[Complex, {z_min, z_max}] uses the rectangle defined by and .
Random[Real, range, n] generates a pseudorandom real number with n-digit precision. Both leading and trailing digits may be chosen as .
gives a different sequence of pseudorandom numbers whenever you run Mathematica. You can start with a particular seed using SeedRandom.