Re[2]: [Dev-C++] how to use "srand"

[Per W. <pw...@ia...>]

The problem with the normal rand() is that the low bits of it are not very
rando, so rand()%11 have a tendancy to generate a very ugly pattern.

/Per W

On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Zodiaq wrote:

> Hello Daniel and all Dev-C++ users,
>
> Thursday, March 20, 2003, 12:04:44 PM, Daniel wrote as follows:
>
> DG> ??? Are you sure? I thought the seed was used to make numbers 'more random'?
> DG> Can you explain seeding a little bit more?
>
> random numbers generated by rand() are generated by this algorithm:
> -take some number - here where srand() is used
> -add to "some number" A VERY BIG INT (constant value, I don't know
> exactly what it is) which generates new number which is bigger than
> biggest possible int value - when this happens "some number" new value
> is exactly what is over max_int
>
> Each time you use rand() second part is repeated and "some number"
> value returned... for this algorithm most important is value of "A
> VERY BIG INT"... there are also some more advanced algorithms in net,
> but this one is fast and for almost every case just enough - it
> generated "pseudo random" numbers...
>
> --
> regards, Zodiaq
>
>
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