Arbeitspapier
Portable random number generators
Computers are deterministic devices, and a computer-generated random number is a contradiction in terms. As a result, computer-generated pseudorandom numbers are fraught with peril for the unwary. We summarize much that is known about the most well-known pseudorandom number generators: congruential generators. We also provide machine-independent programs to implement the generators in any language that has 32-bit signed integers-for example C, C++, and FORTRAN. Based on an extensive search, we provide parameter values better than those previously available.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Working Paper ; No. 99-14
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
- Subject
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Programming (Mathematics)
Computers
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Gerald P. Dwyer, Jr.
Williams, K. B.
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- (where)
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Atlanta, GA
- (when)
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1999
- Handle
- Last update
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07.03.2025, 8:44 PM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Gerald P. Dwyer, Jr.
- Williams, K. B.
- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Time of origin
- 1999
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