The random extensions provide functions for seeding and generating pseudo-random numbers. These extensions may or may not be present depending on the platform and configuration of LispBM.
seed sets the seed of the random number generator. The
form of a seed expression is (seed expr) where
expr must evaluate to a number. Returns t.
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random generates the next pseudo-random number. The form
of a random expression is (random). Returns an
unsigned integer (type-u). The range of values and the
algorithm used are platform-dependent. In the LispBM reference
implementation a linear congruential generator is used and values are in
the range 0 to 268435182, chosen to fit within the 28-bit value range of
type-u on 32-bit platforms.
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