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randbit - additive 55 shuffle pseudo-random number generator
SYNOPSIS
randbit([x])
TYPES
x integer
return integer
DESCRIPTION
If x > 0, randbit(x) returns a pseudo-random integer in [0, 2^x),
i.e. the same as rand(2^x). If the integer returned is
b_1 * 2^(x-1) + b_2 * 2^(x-2) + ... + b_n,
where each b_i is 0 or 1, then b_1, b_2, ..., b_n may be
considered as a sequence of x random bits.
If x <= 0, randbit(x) causes the random-number generator to skip
abs(x) bits, and returns abs(x).
If x is omitted, it is assumed to have the value of 1.
See the rand() help page for details on the additive 55 shuffle
pseudo-random number generator.
EXAMPLE
; print srand(0), randbit(20), randbit(20), randbit(20), randbit(20)
RAND state 817647 476130 944201 822573
; print srand(0), randbit(-20), randbit(20), randbit(-20), randbit(20)
RAND state 20 476130 20 822573
LIMITS
x != 0
LINK LIBRARY
void zrand(long cnt, ZVALUE *res)
SEE ALSO
seed, srand, randbit, isrand, random, srandom, israndom
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