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>>Don't forget to seed the rand.
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>Randomize without a seed uses a value based on the system's timer. Is there a pitfall to watch for if you don't specify a seed?
Only when getting multiple consecutive rands you can actually get the same seed due to system speed.
I wrote a random function that works very well. Basically it creates two arrays of random numbers then it chooses a random number of the max dimension of array one to get the array element from the first array which is full of random numbers of the max dimension of array two. Array two is full of randoms with a set max called into the funtion. The element is selected and its value is the returned random number. This type of retentive randing is especially good for consecutive random number generation. I have used it to get one 2,500,000 random in 24 seconds but a
series of 1,000,000 three digit numbers only took just
under 4 seconds!!!
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