PETSCRAND

access to the basic Unix random number generator

Options Database Key

• -random_type (rander48|rand|rand48|sprng|random123|curand) - set the random number generator from the options database, see PetscRandomType.

Note

Not recommended since it can produce different numbers on different systems

See Also

PetscRandomCreate(), PetscRandomSetType(), PETSCRAND48, PETSCSPRNG, PetscRandomSetFromOptions(), PetscRandomType

Level

beginner

Location

src/sys/classes/random/impls/rand/rand.c

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