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30 Jul 2024 22:14:52 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Requesting ideas/opinions for RNG seeding syntax  
From: Phoenex
Date: 23 May 2009 15:00:00
Message: <web.4a18473b38187d7e8256f3f20@news.povray.org>
>  That's a basic LCG (same as the current POV algorithm) except that
> it's implemented in floating point. It will have the same
> shortcomings...




This algorithm is not a basic LCG.
If you Check carefully the tests, you can not find weaknesses or shortcomings.
In addition it is very, but very fast.


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