Template:Random

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Usage

{{Random}} is a psuedorandom number generator, always with a minimum of 0, with a defined maximum. It's not perfect (due to randomness limitations and caching) but it works for examples.

Syntax

{{Random|count|seed|prime}}

Examples

• {{Random}} = 36 (default, gives values between 0 and 99)
• {{Random|1000}} = 336 (second and third digit are the same as above)
• {{Random|1000}} = 336 (same page load, same output)
• {{Random|1000|39|67}} = 569 (same as above)
• {{Random|1000|39|61}} = 945 (this and others should all be different)
• {{Random|1000|6}} = 358
• {{Random|1000|5}} = 291
• {{Random|1000|4}} = 224
• {{Random|1000|3}} = 157
• {{Random|1000|2}} = 90
• {{Random|1000|1}} = 23
• {{Random|1000|0}} = 956
• {{Random|1000|1|17}} = 441 (varying the prime number)
• {{Random|1000|1|19}} = 890
• {{Random|1000|1|23}} = 820
• {{Random|1000|1|29}} = 217
• {{Random|1000|1|31}} = 680
• {{Random|1000|1|37}} = 59
• {{Random|1000|1|41}} = 993
• {{Random|1000|1|43}} = 471
• {{Random|1000|1|47}} = 382
• {{Random|1000|1|51}} = 295
• {{Random|1000|1|53}} = 758
• {{Random|1000|1|59}} = 149
• {{Random|1000|1|61}} = 627
• {{Random|1000|1|67}} = 23
• {{Random|1000|1|71}} = 902
• {{Random|1000|1|73}} = 393
• {{Random|1000|1|79}} = 780