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From:	stwand07 AT uctvms DOT uct DOT ac DOT za
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	rand(), random() or libg++ Random ?
Date:	13 Aug 96 14:09:21 +0200
Organization:	University of Cape Town
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Hi

I am busy working on an optimisation program that makes extensive use of random
number (stochastic search). I have been using srand(time(NULL)) and rand() to
give random numbers in the range 0..1, which I then scale as required. I have
heard that rand() is not very good, so my questions are :
1. Is random() any better?
2. Are the libg++ Random classes better?

I need a normal distribution with zero mean, so 'better' refers to these
criteria.

Adios
Mark Wodrich.
UCT, Cape Town, South Africa.

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