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 r250(3)                          28/May/99                          r250(3)
 r250 random generator                                 r250 random generator

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 NAME
      r250 - documentation for `r250.h'

 DESCRIPTION
      r250 random number generator

        Design:      S. Kirkpatrick, E. Stoll, W.L. Maier
        Programmer:  W.L. Maier, J.R. Van Zandt
        Start date:  05/1991
        End date:    30/08/1998

      Function declarations made Ansi-C compliant by S.C. Sprong.  Header
      file commented by B.W. van Schooten (28 may 1999).

      void r250_init(seed);
               int seed;

      Initializes r250 random number generator.

      unsigned int r250(void);

      Description: returns a random unsigned integer k uniformly distributed
      in the interval 0 <= k < 65536.

      unsigned int r250n(n);
               unsigned int n;

      Description: returns a random unsigned integer k uniformly distributed
      in the interval 0 <= k < n.

      double dr250(void);

      Description: returns a random double z in range 0 <= z < 1.



















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