Re: Random number generator without duplicates?
Re: Random number generator without duplicates?
- Subject: Re: Random number generator without duplicates?
- From: Paul Skinner <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 10:59:22 -0400
on 4/18/01 10:38 AM, Bill Briggs wrote:
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At 9:43 AM -0400 18/04/01, Paul Skinner wrote:
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> The AppleScript user who asked for a suggestion as to how to generate a
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> list of 6 random numbers probably doesn't care about any of this.
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That may well be the case.
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> A simple readable script that produces a list of 6 numbers that are not
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> repeated and fall between 1 and 56, and hopefully clarifies the process in
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> such a way as to teach the method of it's logic, would have benefited him
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> and others on this list much more that this digresive discussion of
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> mathematical theory.
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I was not too much concerned with the original post but with the
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fact that people were trying to "correct" Chris Espinosa's
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explanation, which was perfectly correct. Maybe it's an unnecessary
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digression in mathematical to you, but it's pretty clear that a lot
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of people don't understand what the product of a random number
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generator is supposed to be. It seems to me that they might be better
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equipped if they know. YMMV.
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In fact Bill, I found your post an informative and clear summary of both
the accurate and inaccurate information posted on this thread. I just wanted
to point out how far off the thread had wandered.
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No takers on the 'I don't even belive in random.' hook?
that's probably best ; )
Paul Skinner