From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
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Subject: Re: How to limit a random() with DJGPP ?
Date: 7 Feb 1998 06:14:11 GMT
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Your best bet, actually, would be to use (random()>>4)%10, for instance,
to discard the low four bits, which are usually less random than the rest
of the pseudo-random number and which make this known when %ing by small
quantities.
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