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Re^3: how to get a 64bit random number with rand() ?

by BrowserUk (Patriarch)
on Mar 21, 2018 at 21:50 UTC ( [id://1211461]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: how to get a 64bit random number with rand() ?
in thread how to get a 64bit random number with rand() ?

Be careful how you combine them. Done right its fine; done wrong and it exacerbates any limitations in the 32-bit rands.


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