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An observation on the C library procedure random()

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Bit--level repetition of the sequences generated by the C library procedure random() have been observed as a function of seed. This note documents that observation. The effect has not been observed in drand48().

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        cover image ACM SIGPLAN Notices
        ACM SIGPLAN Notices  Volume 27, Issue 3
        March 1992
        51 pages
        ISSN:0362-1340
        EISSN:1558-1160
        DOI:10.1145/130854
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        New York, NY, United States

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