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5 Aug 2024 02:23:54 EDT (-0400)
  Re: rand question  
From: Warp
Date: 12 Feb 2003 10:00:01
Message: <3e4a6171@news.povray.org>
Mark Wagner <mar### [at] gtenet> wrote:
>> How many numbers are in the rand stream before it repeats itself, or is
>> this a meaningless question?

> 4.29 billion (2^32, to be exact).

  Do you have any concrete proof or demonstration of this?

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