Description

   random() is a general random number generator. The argument to
   the random function is an integer passed by reference. There
   are no restrictions on the input argument, although it should
   be initialized to different values on separate runs in order to
   obtain different random sequences. This function must be called
   again to obtain the next pseudo random number. The argument is
   updated automatically.

   The result is a floating-point number that is uniformly
   distributed in the interval (0.0,1.0).




                          Entry-Point Names

   Generic
   Function   Data Type   OpenVMS              Tru64 UNIX
   Name       Required

   random     S_FLOAT     math$random_l_s
              T_FLOAT
              X_FLOAT
              F_FLOAT     math$random_l_f
              G_FLOAT