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# MAKE RNG LF1

Syntax

MAKE RNG LF1 RndId MAKE RNG LF1 RndId, Scale MAKE RNG LF1 RndId, Lower limit, Upper limit

Description

These commands create a generator based upon the Lagged Fibonacci pseudo-random generator. The first form of this command will create a generator that returns a number ranging from 0 up to (but not including) 1. The second form of this command will create a generator that returns a number ranging from 0 up to (but not including) the scale you specify. The third form of this command will create a generator that returns a number ranging from the lower limit specified, up to (but not including) the upper limit specified. Type = Lagged Fibonacci / lagged_fibonacci607 Cycle size = approx. 2^32000 Memory usage = 4856 bytes Relative speed = 150 Description = "Uniform random number generators for supercomputers", Richard Brent, Proc. of Fifth Australian Supercomputer Conference, Melbourne, Dec. 1992, pp. 704-706.

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