Random[]
gives a uniformly distributed pseudorandom Real in the range 0 to 1.
Random
Random[]
gives a uniformly distributed pseudorandom Real in the range 0 to 1.
Details
- Random[Integer ] gives 0 or 1 with probability .
- Random[Complex ] gives a pseudorandom complex number in the rectangle with corners 0 and 1+i.
- Random[Complex ,{zmin,zmax}] uses the rectangle defined by zmin and zmax.
- Random[Real ,range,n] generates a pseudorandom real number with n‐digit precision. Both leading and trailing digits may be chosen as 0.
- Random gives a different sequence of pseudorandom numbers whenever you run Wolfram Language. You can start Random with a particular seed using SeedRandom .
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History
Introduced in 1988 (1.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1988), Random, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Random.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1988. "Random." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Random.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1988). Random. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Random.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_random, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Random}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Random.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-December-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_random, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Random}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Random.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-December-2025]}