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authorRoberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br>2018-07-25 14:56:42 -0300
committerRoberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br>2018-07-25 14:56:42 -0300
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1@Ci{$Id: manual.of,v 1.175 2018/06/18 19:17:35 roberto Exp roberto $} 1@Ci{$Id: manual.of $}
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3@manual{ 3@manual{
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@@ -4567,7 +4567,8 @@ This is the only option that can raise a memory error.
4567 4567
4568} 4568}
4569 4569
4570This function returns 0 if given an invalid option in @id{what}. 4570This function returns 0 to signal an invalid option in @id{what};
4571even then the valid options are handled correctly.
4571 4572
4572} 4573}
4573 4574
@@ -7488,7 +7489,7 @@ you should call @Lid{math.randomseed} explicitly.
7488 7489
7489The results from this function have good statistical qualities, 7490The results from this function have good statistical qualities,
7490but they are not cryptographically secure. 7491but they are not cryptographically secure.
7491(For instance, there are no garanties that it is hard 7492(For instance, there are no guarantees that it is hard
7492to predict future results based on the observation of 7493to predict future results based on the observation of
7493some number of previous results.) 7494some number of previous results.)
7494 7495
@@ -7496,8 +7497,9 @@ some number of previous results.)
7496 7497
7497@LibEntry{math.randomseed (x [, y])| 7498@LibEntry{math.randomseed (x [, y])|
7498 7499
7499Sets @id{x} and @id{y} as the @Q{seed} 7500The integer parameters @id{x} and @id{y} are
7500for the pseudo-random generator: 7501concatenated into a 128-bit @Q{seed} that
7502is used to reinitialize the pseudo-random generator;
7501equal seeds produce equal sequences of numbers. 7503equal seeds produce equal sequences of numbers.
7502The default for @id{y} is zero. 7504The default for @id{y} is zero.
7503 7505