Re: Quick "Random[]" question
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg41853] Re: [mg41831] Quick "Random[]" question
- From: Bobby Treat <drmajorbob-MathGroup3528 at mailblocks.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 00:08:42 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
We'll never know, as the probability of it is infinitesimal (zero theoretically, but in practice, infinitesimal). But plan for the possibility. That is, don't write code that breaks if it happens. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Greenberg <greenberg at ucdavis.edu> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net Subject: [mg41853] [mg41831] Quick "Random[]" question Is it possible to get 0.0 and 1.0 from Random[] (e.g. is the x=Random[] 0<=x<=1 or 0<x<1 ?) --j