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Re: [OctDev] random numbers for distributed computations
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Francesco Potorti` |
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Re: [OctDev] random numbers for distributed computations |
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Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:18:37 +0200 |
>OK, you're saying that a generator with period 5 could produce values like
>1 2 2 1 2 *** 1 2 2 1 2 *** 1 2 2 1 2
>so the set of unique values is smaller than the period, correct?
Generally speaking, yes. For Octave, yes.
>This may be, but for the moment my main question is whether the set of unique
>values that is generated depends upon the initial seed
No, the set is always the same.
> , or whether it's just
>the starting point in the sequence that depends on the initial seed.
Yes, that's it.
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