Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:09:45 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: rand and random
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On Wed, 3 Nov 1999 mdruiter AT cs DOT vu DOT nl wrote:

> Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:
> > Most (if not all) 32-bit implementations provide a generator with
> > the full 32-bit range.
> 
> I think you mean 31-bit here, no?

No, I meant 32-bit.  The range from 0 to 2^31-1 spans 32 bits.  Am I
missing something?