Pick random element from list
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- Subject: [mg43276] Pick random element from list
- From: "Khufu" <a7tv-pbcm at spamex.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 08:09:02 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi Mathgroup,
Is there a built-in function to pick a random element from a list?
I'm looking for something simple, like:
list = {1,2,3,a,b,c}
PickRandom[list] returns "b", etc.
If this isn't built-in, can anyone suggest a simple/efficient
implementation?
Many thanks,
-K
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