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<h1>Module quickrand</h1>
<ul class="index"><li><a href="#description">Description</a></li><li><a href="#index">Function Index</a></li><li><a href="#functions">Function Details</a></li></ul>
<h3><a name="Quick_Random_Number_Generation">Quick Random Number Generation</a></h3>.
<p>Copyright © 2012-2017 Michael Truog</p>
<p><b>Version:</b> 1.7.2 Nov 26 2020 14:37:20
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<p><b>Authors:</b> Michael Truog (<a href="mailto:mjtruog at protonmail dot com"><tt>mjtruog at protonmail dot com</tt></a>).</p>
<h2><a name="description">Description</a></h2>
<h3><a name="Quick_Random_Number_Generation">Quick Random Number Generation</a></h3>
<h2><a name="index">Function Index</a></h2>
<table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" summary="function index"><tr><td valign="top"><a href="#seed-0">seed/0</a></td><td>
<h4><a name="Seed_random_number_generation.">Seed random number generation.</a></h4>.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="#strong_float-0">strong_float/0</a></td><td>
<h4><a name="Return_an_Erlang_double-precision_random_number_with_the_range_[0.0_.._1.0].">Return an Erlang double-precision random number with the range [0.0 .. 1.0].</a></h4>.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="#strong_floatL-0">strong_floatL/0</a></td><td>
<h4><a name="Return_an_Erlang_double-precision_random_number_with_the_range_[0.0_.._1.0).">Return an Erlang double-precision random number with the range [0.0 .. 1.0).</a></h4>
Left portion of the 0.0 to 1.0 range.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="#strong_floatM-0">strong_floatM/0</a></td><td>
<h4><a name="Return_an_Erlang_double-precision_random_number_with_the_range_(0.0_.._1.0).">Return an Erlang double-precision random number with the range (0.0 .. 1.0).</a></h4>
Middle portion of the 0.0 to 1.0 range.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="#strong_floatR-0">strong_floatR/0</a></td><td>
<h4><a name="Return_an_Erlang_double-precision_random_number_with_the_range_(0.0_.._1.0].">Return an Erlang double-precision random number with the range (0.0 .. 1.0].</a></h4>
Right portion of the 0.0 to 1.0 range.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="#strong_uniform-1">strong_uniform/1</a></td><td>
<h4><a name="Strong_uniform_random_number_generation.">Strong uniform random number generation.</a></h4>.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="#strong_uniform_range-2">strong_uniform_range/2</a></td><td>
<h4><a name="Strong_uniform_random_number_generation_in_a_range.">Strong uniform random number generation in a range.</a></h4>.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="#uniform-1">uniform/1</a></td><td>
<h4><a name="Quick_uniform_random_number_generation.">Quick uniform random number generation.</a></h4>
Not meant for cryptographic purposes.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="#uniform-1">uniform/1</a></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="#uniform_cache-1">uniform_cache/1</a></td><td>
<h4><a name="Quick_uniform_random_number_generation_with_cached_data.">Quick uniform random number generation with cached data.</a></h4>
Not meant for cryptographic purposes.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="#uniform_cache-1">uniform_cache/1</a></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="#uniform_cache-2">uniform_cache/2</a></td><td>
<h4><a name="Quick_uniform_random_number_generation_with_cached_data.">Quick uniform random number generation with cached data.</a></h4>
Not meant for cryptographic purposes.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="#uniform_cache-2">uniform_cache/2</a></td><td></td></tr>
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<h2><a name="functions">Function Details</a></h2>
<h3 class="function"><a name="seed-0">seed/0</a></h3>
<div class="spec">
<p><tt>seed() -> ok</tt><br></p>
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<h4><a name="Seed_random_number_generation.">Seed random number generation.</a></h4>
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<h3 class="function"><a name="strong_float-0">strong_float/0</a></h3>
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<p><tt>strong_float() -> float()</tt><br></p>
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<h4><a name="Return_an_Erlang_double-precision_random_number_with_the_range_[0.0_.._1.0].">Return an Erlang double-precision random number with the range [0.0 .. 1.0].</a></h4>
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<h3 class="function"><a name="strong_floatL-0">strong_floatL/0</a></h3>
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<p><tt>strong_floatL() -> float()</tt><br></p>
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<h4><a name="Return_an_Erlang_double-precision_random_number_with_the_range_[0.0_.._1.0).">Return an Erlang double-precision random number with the range [0.0 .. 1.0).</a></h4>
Left portion of the 0.0 to 1.0 range.</p>
<h3 class="function"><a name="strong_floatM-0">strong_floatM/0</a></h3>
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<p><tt>strong_floatM() -> float()</tt><br></p>
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<h4><a name="Return_an_Erlang_double-precision_random_number_with_the_range_(0.0_.._1.0).">Return an Erlang double-precision random number with the range (0.0 .. 1.0).</a></h4>
Middle portion of the 0.0 to 1.0 range.</p>
<h3 class="function"><a name="strong_floatR-0">strong_floatR/0</a></h3>
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<p><tt>strong_floatR() -> float()</tt><br></p>
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<h4><a name="Return_an_Erlang_double-precision_random_number_with_the_range_(0.0_.._1.0].">Return an Erlang double-precision random number with the range (0.0 .. 1.0].</a></h4>
Right portion of the 0.0 to 1.0 range.</p>
<h3 class="function"><a name="strong_uniform-1">strong_uniform/1</a></h3>
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<p><tt>strong_uniform(N::pos_integer()) -> pos_integer()</tt><br></p>
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<h4><a name="Strong_uniform_random_number_generation.">Strong uniform random number generation.</a></h4>
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<h3 class="function"><a name="strong_uniform_range-2">strong_uniform_range/2</a></h3>
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<p><tt>strong_uniform_range(Min::non_neg_integer(), Max::non_neg_integer()) -> non_neg_integer()</tt><br></p>
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<h4><a name="Strong_uniform_random_number_generation_in_a_range.">Strong uniform random number generation in a range.</a></h4>
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<h3 class="function"><a name="uniform-1">uniform/1</a></h3>
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<p><tt>uniform(N::pos_integer()) -> pos_integer()</tt><br></p>
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<h4><a name="Quick_uniform_random_number_generation.">Quick uniform random number generation.</a></h4>
Not meant for cryptographic purposes.</p>
<h3 class="function"><a name="uniform-1">uniform/1</a></h3>
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<p><tt>uniform(N) -> any()</tt></p>
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<h3 class="function"><a name="uniform_cache-1">uniform_cache/1</a></h3>
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<p><tt>uniform_cache(N::pos_integer()) -> pos_integer()</tt><br></p>
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<h4><a name="Quick_uniform_random_number_generation_with_cached_data.">Quick uniform random number generation with cached data.</a></h4>
Not meant for cryptographic purposes.</p>
<h3 class="function"><a name="uniform_cache-1">uniform_cache/1</a></h3>
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<p><tt>uniform_cache(N) -> any()</tt></p>
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<h3 class="function"><a name="uniform_cache-2">uniform_cache/2</a></h3>
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<p><tt>uniform_cache(N::pos_integer(), State::<a href="quickrand_cache.html#type-state">quickrand_cache:state()</a>) -> {pos_integer(), <a href="quickrand_cache.html#type-state">quickrand_cache:state()</a>}</tt><br></p>
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<h4><a name="Quick_uniform_random_number_generation_with_cached_data.">Quick uniform random number generation with cached data.</a></h4>
Not meant for cryptographic purposes.</p>
<h3 class="function"><a name="uniform_cache-2">uniform_cache/2</a></h3>
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<p><tt>uniform_cache(N, State) -> any()</tt></p>
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