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random -- get a random element
Synopsis
Optional inputs
:
MaximalRank => ...
,
Description
This function can be used to get random elements of various sorts.
See also
setRandomSeed
-- set starting point for random number generator
Ways to use
random
:
random(GaloisField)
-- random element of a Galois field
random(List,Ring)
-- a random ring element of a given degree
random(Module,Module)
-- make a random module map
random(QuotientRing)
-- random element of a quotient ring
random(Ring)
-- random element of a ring
random(RR)
-- random real number
random(ZZ)
-- random integer
random(ZZ,Ring)
-- a random ring element of a given degree
random(ZZ,ZZ)
-- random integer in a range