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Re: Quick Question

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  • Subject: [mg78139] Re: Quick Question
  • From: psycho_dad <s.nesseris at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:21:31 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <f5gajp$gbg$1@smc.vnet.net>

Hi,
perhaps the simplest way is (I took it from the Further Examples for
Random):

In[1]:=
RandomRelist[x_List]:=Block[{n=x,p},Do[p=Random[Integer,
{1,i}];n[[{p,i}]]=n[[{
      i,p}]],{i,Length[x]}];n]

In[2]:=
RandomRelist[Range[6]]

Out[2]=
{6,2,1,4,5,3}


Cheers,
psycho_dad

            rob cronin       :
> Quick Question:
>
> With Mathematica 5.2 is there any way to scramble a simple list of numbers:
> i.e. randomly rearange the list {1,2,3,4,5,6} without any apparent order.
>
> Kind regards
>
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