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From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: rand(), random() or libg++ Random ?
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 07:55:21 -0700
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stwand07 AT uctvms DOT uct DOT ac DOT za wrote:
> I am busy working on an optimisation program that makes extensive use of random
> number (stochastic search). I have been using srand(time(NULL)) and rand() to
> give random numbers in the range 0..1, which I then scale as required.

Er, rand gives values in the range of 0 to RAND_MAX.

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