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Re: Random Trouble

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• Subject: [mg39188] Re: Random Trouble
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• Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 01:08:34 -0500 (EST)
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"Donald Darling" <ddarling at math.uci.edu> wrote in message
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> I have a program which uses a random number in several places - the same
> number in a given run of the program. When I implement the program however
> the number changes in every new call to it.  I've tried to overcome this
> using "Which", "Hold", "Verbatim", and others, all to no avail.  Any help
> greatly appreciated.


Donald,

    SeedRandom[0];n=Random[];{n,n}

        {0.0318536,0.0318536}

    SeedRandom[0];n=Random[];{n,n}

        {0.0318536,0.0318536}


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Allan

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