random RR -- random real number

random RR -- random real number

Synopsis:

Function: random -- get a random element

Input:

an instance of class RR.

Output:

an instance of class RR.

random x -- yields a random real number in the range 0 .. x.

See also:

setRandomSeed -- set starting point for random number generator

Code:

     -- ../../../Macaulay2/m2/integers.m2:74-78
     random RR := RR => x -> (
          if x <= 0. then (
               error "expected a positive number"
               );
          x * (randomint() / d))