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document largest possible value; netbsd pr#2338; from banshee@gabriella.resort.com

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deraadt 28 years ago
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\" .\"
.\" from: @(#)random.3 6.5 (Berkeley) 4/19/91 .\" from: @(#)random.3 6.5 (Berkeley) 4/19/91
.\" $Id: random.3,v 1.1.1.1 1995/10/18 08:42:19 deraadt Exp $
.\" $Id: random.3,v 1.2 1996/05/04 11:57:28 deraadt Exp $
.\" .\"
.Dd April 19, 1991 .Dd April 19, 1991
.Dt RANDOM 3 .Dt RANDOM 3
@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ default table of size 31 long integers to return successive pseudo-random
numbers in the range from 0 to numbers in the range from 0 to
.if t 2\u\s731\s10\d\(mi1. .if t 2\u\s731\s10\d\(mi1.
.if n (2**31)\(mi1. .if n (2**31)\(mi1.
The maximum value returned by
.Fn random
is
.Dv LONG_MAX
(as defined by the header file
.Aq Pa limits.h ) .
The period of this random number generator is very large, approximately The period of this random number generator is very large, approximately
.if t 16\(mu(2\u\s731\s10\d\(mi1). .if t 16\(mu(2\u\s731\s10\d\(mi1).
.if n 16*((2**31)\(mi1). .if n 16*((2**31)\(mi1).


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