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random    --    random integer


Syntax 
random(X: INT, Y: INT): INT

Description
This function returns a random integer between X and Y, inclusive. The distribution is uniform.

NOTE: every time you restart CoCoA the sequence of random numbers will be the same (as happens in many programming languages). You can change this by using reseed .

Example 
/**/  random(1,100);
6

/**/  random(-10^4,0);
-3263

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