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Use high bits of the raw random number?
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Peng Yu |
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Use high bits of the raw random number? |
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Thu, 9 May 2019 09:29:05 -0500 |
Hi,
Bash uses the low 16 bits for $RANDOM.
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/tree/variables.c#n1321
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/tree/variables.c#n1356
It seems that the high bits should be more random. If so, maybe the
high 16 bits should be kept if $RANDOM must stay in 16bits?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13104478/uniformity-of-random-numbers-taken-modulo-n
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Regards,
Peng
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