php man page for lcg_value

Query: lcg_value

OS: php

Section: 3

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LCG_VALUE(3)								 1							      LCG_VALUE(3)

lcg_value - Combined linear congruential generator

SYNOPSIS
float lcg_value (void )
DESCRIPTION
lcg_value(3) returns a pseudo random number in the range of (0, 1). The function combines two CGs with periods of 2^31 - 85 and 2^31 - 249. The period of this function is equal to the product of both primes.
RETURN VALUES
A pseudo random float value in the range of (0, 1)
SEE ALSO
rand(3), mt_rand(3). PHP Documentation Group LCG_VALUE(3)
Related Man Pages
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