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1.1     ! root        1: .\"    @(#)rand.3c     6.2 (Berkeley) 9/29/85
        !             2: .\"
        !             3: .TH RAND 3C "September 29, 1985"
        !             4: .AT 3
        !             5: .SH NAME
        !             6: rand, srand \- random number generator
        !             7: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             8: .nf
        !             9: .B srand(seed)
        !            10: .B int seed;
        !            11: .PP
        !            12: .B rand()
        !            13: .fi
        !            14: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            15: .ft B
        !            16: The newer random(3) should be used in new applications;
        !            17: rand remains for compatibilty.
        !            18: .ft R
        !            19: .PP
        !            20: .I Rand
        !            21: uses a multiplicative congruential
        !            22: random number generator with period
        !            23: .if t 2\u\s732\s0\d
        !            24: .if n 2**32
        !            25: to return successive pseudo-random
        !            26: numbers in the range from 0 to
        !            27: .if t 2\u\s731\s10\d\(mi1.
        !            28: .if n (2**31)\(mi1
        !            29: .PP
        !            30: The generator is reinitialized by calling
        !            31: .I srand
        !            32: with 1 as argument.
        !            33: It can be set to a random starting point by calling
        !            34: .I srand
        !            35: with whatever you like as argument.
        !            36: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            37: random(3)

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