DEFINITION MODULE Random;

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	(*		Random number generator			*)
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	(*  Programmer:		P. Moylan			*)
	(*  Last edited:	12 February 1993		*)
	(*  Status:		OK				*)
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PROCEDURE RANDOM(): REAL;

    (* Returns a random number from a uniform (0.0, 1.0) distribution.	*)

PROCEDURE Randomize (newseed: LONGCARD);

    (* Resets the seed of the random number generator.  Optional, but	*)
    (* useful for either (a) obtaining a different random number	*)
    (* sequence on each run of a program, or (b) conversely, obtaining	*)
    (* a repeatable experiment.						*)

END Random.