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| - | The //RAND()// functions return a random integer number. | + | ====== RAND Function ====== |
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| + | The RAND() functions return a random integer number. | ||
| * RAND(N) returns a random integer from 0 to, but not including, N. | * RAND(N) returns a random integer from 0 to, but not including, N. | ||
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| In the one parameter version, N must be greater than or equal to 1. | In the one parameter version, N must be greater than or equal to 1. | ||
| - | In the two parameter version, A must not equal B, and if B is less than A, they are implicitly swapped. | + | In the two parameter version, if B is less than A, they are implicitly swapped. If A and B are the same, then that is the number that will always be returned. |
| - | Note: Unlike all the other variants of //RAND()// and [[function:RANDOM|RANDOM()]], RAND(A,B) may return the larger number. This makes RAND(1,6) return the same as a regular dice for example, a number from 1-6 inclusive, which matches what you would normally want. | + | Note: Unlike the other variants of RAND() and [[RANDOM|RANDOM()]], RAND(A,B) may return the larger number. This makes RAND(1,6) return the same as a regular dice for example, a number from 1-6 inclusive, which matches what you would normally want. |
| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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| ==== Functions ==== | ==== Functions ==== | ||
| - | * [[function:RANDOM]] | + | * [[RANDOM]] |
| * [[:Functions|See all Functions]] | * [[:Functions|See all Functions]] | ||
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