in reply to Predictable random sequence
This seed converges to zero after 16348 iterations, with an average in that population of 0.5002 and a standard deviation of 0.2878. If you go for more than 8 digits of precision, you will start seeing machine dependence.my $seed = 21324556; sub _prng { # von Neumann middle-square method return 1e-8*($seed = int(1e-4 * $seed**2) % 1e8); }
#11929 First ask yourself `How would I do this without a computer?' Then have the computer do it the same way.
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