Re: Random()

On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 06:54:42PM -0200, Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha wrote:
> My bigint field has 20,000 numbers and I'd like to make real random (used
> like lottery).

If you want _real_ random, you have to use a non-computer source for
your randomness. The best you get on a computer is pseudo-random.
Often it's very good pseudo-random -- most of the time, good enough
for most purposes -- but it isn't true randomness of the sort that is
delivered by (for example) particle decay.

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