rand

rand([rng], [S], [dims...])

Pick a random element or array of random elements from the set of values specified by S; S can be

an indexable collection (for example 1:n or ['x','y','z']), or
a type: the set of values to pick from is then equivalent to typemin(S):typemax(S) for integers (this is not applicable to BigInt), and to $[0, 1)$ for floating point numbers;

S defaults to Float64.

Examples

julia> rand()
0.41545291085770697
julia> rand(Uint32)
0x96d887ee
julia> rand(3)
3-element Array{Float64,1}:
 0.806615
 0.974651
 0.380263
julia> rand(Int8,2,2)
2x2 Array{Int8,2}:
 -54    107
 -1     -100
 julia> rand(0:10)
 5
 julia> rand(0:2:20, 4)
 4-element Array{Int64,1}:
  2
  10
  20
  6

julia> A = rand(10,5)
10x5 Array{Float64,2}:
 0.694826  0.953467   0.813771   0.852055  0.261838
 0.825119  0.0781648  0.163994   0.890056  0.968585
 0.597318  0.614048   0.953451   0.828575  0.714666
 0.782182  0.158034   0.0773286  0.631305  0.699102
 0.30093   0.701959   0.57233    0.283952  0.43863 
 0.804297  0.580577   0.731646   0.639573  0.243464
 0.564545  0.596057   0.939858   0.133461  0.583886
 0.168195  0.839508   0.128291   0.851288  0.796833
 0.253853  0.95848    0.950334   0.199548  0.163088
 0.722749  0.913511   0.459316   0.108941  0.102196

Generate a single random number:
```
julia> rand()
0.8975592506457546
```
This example generates a single random number between 0 and 1.
Generate a random integer within a specific range:
```
julia> rand(1:100)
42
```
It generates a random integer between 1 and 100 (inclusive).
Generate an array of random numbers with specific dimensions:
```
julia> rand(3, 2)
3×2 Matrix{Float64}:
0.450378  0.438895
0.965156  0.330876
0.513338  0.114617
```
This example generates a 3x2 matrix filled with random numbers.
Generate a random number using a specific random number generator:
```
julia> rng = MersenneTwister(1234);
julia> rand(rng)
0.5908446386657106
```
It uses a specific random number generator (MersenneTwister in this case) to generate a random number.
Generate an array of random numbers using a specific random number generator and dimensions:
```
julia> rng = MersenneTwister(1234);
julia> rand(rng, 2, 2)
2×2 Matrix{Float64}:
0.590844  0.766797
0.880904  0.479388
```
This example uses the MersenneTwister random number generator to generate a 2x2 matrix of random numbers.
Generate random numbers within a specific range:
```
julia> rand(2:5, 3)
3-element Array{Int64,1}:
4
4
3
```
It generates an array of three random integers between 2 and 5 (inclusive).

Note: rand() without any arguments generates random numbers of type Float64 between 0 and 1.

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