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Re: Random Trouble

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg39214] Re: Random Trouble
• From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
• Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 02:21:20 -0500 (EST)
• Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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• Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de
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Hi,

you must set the seed-value for the random number generator
before you start the generator. In Mathematica this is done with

SeedRandom[n] resets the pseudorandom number generator, \
using the integer n as a seed. SeedRandom[ ] resets the \
generator, using as a seed the time of day."

Regards
  Jens

Donald Darling wrote:
> 
> 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.