Random algorithm

[Mark Schonewille]

Hi Jacques,

You can find a library for random.org here: <http://economy-x-talk.com/developers.html 
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I have never seen any specific documention on the algorithm behind  
Rev's built-in random function. I suspect it is a standard C++ function.

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On 11 nov 2008, at 22:16, Jacques Hausser wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Does somebody know which algorithm is hidden behind the random  
> function ? Native random number generators have usually a poor  
> reputation, and I need trustable random numbers. I have translated  
> the Mersenne twister algorithm which works OK, but slowly (47  
> milliseconds for 1000 numbers against five for the random function).  
> If the native function is a good one, I'll keep it...
>
> Thanks for any hint