Re: Random Numbers


Richard E Maine wrote:
dpb <dpbozarth@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Calling RANDOM_SEED w/o any arguments resets the seed based on the
current CPU date and time.

That is *NOT* guaranteed by the standard. The standard just says that it
assigns a processor-dependent seed. There is no requirement or even
implication that it is based on the data and time. ...

....snip rest of explanation of what Standard says and some history...

OK, good to know. I checked w/ the CVF LRF rather than the Standard.
D/CVF documentation is usually pretty reliable on noting what is an
extension or is nonstandard but apparently not in this particular
instance...

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