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Macaulay2Doc :: random

random -- get a random element

Synopsis

Optional inputs:
- Density => ..., default value 1, make a random module map
- Height => ..., default value 10, random element of a type
- MaximalRank => ..., default value false, make a random module map
- UpperTriangular => ..., default value false, make a random module map

Description

This function can be used to get random elements of various sorts.

See also

setRandomSeed -- set starting point for random number generator

Ways to use `random` :

random(List) -- shuffle a list randomly
random(Module,Module) -- make a random module map
random(RR) -- random real number
random(RR,RR) -- random real number
"random(GaloisField)" -- see random(Type) -- random element of a type
"random(List,Ring)" -- see random(Type) -- random element of a type
"random(QuotientRing)" -- see random(Type) -- random element of a type
"random(RingFamily)" -- see random(Type) -- random element of a type
random(Type) -- random element of a type
"random(ZZ,Ring)" -- see random(Type) -- random element of a type
random(ZZ) -- random integer
random(ZZ,ZZ) -- random integer in a range

For the programmer

The object random is a method function with options.