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Re: Quick "Random[]" question

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  • 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 &quot;Random[]&quot; question

Is it possible to get 0.0 and 1.0 from Random[] (e.g. is the x=Random[] 
0&lt;=x&lt;=1 or 0&lt;x&lt;1 ?) --j 


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