rand()

Learn how to use the rand() function to return a random number.

Returns a random number.

rand()
rand(1000)

Syntax

  • rand() - returns a value of type real with a uniform distribution in the range [0.0, 1.0).
  • rand( N ) - returns a value of type real chosen with a uniform distribution from the set {0.0, 1.0, …, N - 1}.