Re: Random Trouble
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- 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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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.