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5.3 Standard Module whrandom

This module implements a Wichmann-Hill pseudo-random number generator. It defines the following functions:

random()

Returns the next random floating point number in the range [0.0 ... 1.0).

seed(x, y, z)

Initializes the random number generator from the integers x, y and z. When the module is first imported, the random number is initialized using values derived from the current time.

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