why do you think it is named MT19937?
Lemme guess, because they followed the example of drand48, and put the number of number of bits that's needed for the state in the name? Or perhaps because it's related to the length of the period? Not quite sure which point you're trying to make. I never claimed it was a "32-bit PRNG", but I guess you seem to think it is. After all, a few posts ago, you write By that assessment, then neither is MT19973 a "32-bit PRNG", which makes me think that's a classification that's important to you.
And it does make a difference.
Well, that's fine. It doesn't make a difference to me, and if all you can say about the difference that it exists, I cannot imagine it's an important difference.

In reply to Re^13: How likely is rand() to repeat? by JavaFan
in thread How likely is rand() to repeat? by desertrat

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