Scilab Function

rand - random number generator

### Calling Sequence

  `rand(m1,m2,.. [,key])`
  `rand(x [, key])`
  `rand()`
  ``
  `rand(key)`
  `rand("seed" [,n])`
  `rand("info")`
  ``

### Parameters

- `mi` : integers
- `key` : character string with value in `"uniform"` , `"normal"`
- `x` : a matrix. Only its dimensions are taken into account.

### Description

random matrix generator.

Without key argument the syntaxes below produce random matrices with the current random generator (default is "uniform")

  rand(m1,m2)is a random matrix of dimension `m1` by `m2` .
  rand(m1,m2,..,mn)is a random matrix of dimension `m1` by `m2` ,.. by `mn` .
  rand(a)is a random matrix of same size as a. `rand(a)` is complex if `a` is a complex matrix
  rand() : with no arguments gives a scalar whose value changeseach time it is referenced.

If present, the key argument allows to specifie an other random generator.

  rand('uniform')The current random generator is set to a uniform random number generator. Random numbers are uniformly distributed in the interval (0,1).
  rand('normal')The current random generator is set to a Gaussian (with mean 0 and variance 1) random number generator .
  str=rand('info')return the type of the default random generator ('uniform' or 'normal')

IT is possible to (re-)initialize the seed of the rand generator:

  rand('seed')returns the current value of the seed.
  rand('seed',n)puts the seed to `n` . (`n=0` at first call).

### Examples

    x=rand(10,10,'uniform')
    rand('normal')
    rand('info')
    y=rand(x,'normal');
    x=rand(2,2,2)

### See Also

`ssrand` ,