Command: drand

Name:
drand - Generate a random double number.
Synopsis:
rangen drand -> double
Description:
drand uses the supplied random number generator to generate a random number in [0, 1).
Examples:
SLI ] rngdict /knuthran get 1234567 CreateRNG /rng Set SLI ] [ 4 ] { pop rng drand } Table == [6.922545e-01 1.587092e-01 8.004862e-01 5.062180e-01]

SeeAlso: irand CreateRNG seed

Source:
/home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/librandom.sli

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Name:	drand - Generate a random double number.
Synopsis:	rangen drand -> double
Description:	drand uses the supplied random number generator to generate a random number in [0, 1).
Examples:	SLI ] rngdict /knuthran get 1234567 CreateRNG /rng Set SLI ] [ 4 ] { pop rng drand } Table == [6.922545e-01 1.587092e-01 8.004862e-01 5.062180e-01]
SeeAlso:	`irand` `CreateRNG` `seed`
Source:	/home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/librandom.sli