Date:	Wed, 5 Jul 2000 09:16:30 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Sean Proctor <sproctor AT ccs DOT neu DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: Random Numbers?
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On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Sean Proctor wrote:

> >  return rand() * (long long)range / (RAND_MAX + (long long)1) + min;
> I think better would be:
> return (rand() % (max - min + 1)) + min;

The FAQ explains in section 22.23 why this is a bad idea.

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