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Pick random element from list

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• Subject: [mg43276] Pick random element from list
• From: "Khufu" <a7tv-pbcm at spamex.com>
• Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 08:09:02 -0400 (EDT)
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hi Mathgroup,

Is there a built-in function to pick a random element from a list?

I'm looking for something simple, like:

list = {1,2,3,a,b,c}
PickRandom[list] returns "b", etc.

If this isn't built-in, can anyone suggest a simple/efficient
implementation?

Many thanks,
-K

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