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1 \section{Standard Module \sectcode{rand}}
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2 \stmodindex{rand}
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4 The \code{rand} module simulates the C library's \code{rand()}
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5 interface, though the results aren't necessarily compatible with any
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6 given library's implementation. While still supported for
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7 compatibility, the \code{rand} module is now considered obsolete; if
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8 possible, use the \code{whrandom} module instead.
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10 \begin{funcdesc}{choice}{seq}
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11 Returns a random element from the sequence \var{seq}.
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14 \begin{funcdesc}{rand}{}
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15 Return a random integer between 0 and 32767, inclusive.
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18 \begin{funcdesc}{srand}{seed}
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19 Set a starting seed value for the random number generator; \var{seed}
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20 can be an arbitrary integer.
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