1 files changed, 4 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
index e1ab9e44da..7b8a566115 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"     $OpenBSD: random.3,v 1.8 1999/06/29 18:36:23 aaron Exp $
+.\"     $OpenBSD: random.3,v 1.9 1999/07/04 18:59:43 aaron Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd April 19, 1991
 .Dt RANDOM 3
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ The
 function
 uses a non-linear additive feedback random number generator employing a
 default table of size 31 long integers to return successive pseudo-random
-numbers in the range from 0 to
-.if t 2\u\s731\s10\d\(mi1.
-.if n (2**31)\(mi1.
+numbers in the range from 0 to (2**31)\-1.
 The maximum value returned by
 .Fn random
 is
@@ -66,8 +64,7 @@ is
 (as defined by the header file
 .Aq Pa limits.h ) .
 The period of this random number generator is very large, approximately
-.if t 16\(mu(2\u\s731\s10\d\(mi1).
-.if n 16*((2**31)\(mi1).
+16*((2**31)\-1.
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn random Ns / Fn srandom
@@ -148,9 +145,7 @@ is that the size of the state array does not have to be remembered after
 it is initialized.
 .Pp
 With 256 bytes of state information, the period of the random number
-generator is greater than
-.if t 2\u\s769\s10\d,
-.if n 2**69
+generator is greater than 2**69
 which should be sufficient for most purposes.
 .Sh AUTHOR
 Earl T. Cohen