Manual Reference Pages - random_number (3)

random_number(3f) - [FORTRAN:INTRINSIC] Pseudo-random number

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random_number(harvest)

Returns a single pseudorandom number or an array of pseudorandom numbers from the uniform distribution over the range 0 <= x < 1.

HARVEST
- Shall be a scalar or an array of type REAL.

Sample program:

    program demo_random_number
      real :: r(5,5)
      call random_number(r)
    end program demo_random_number

[[Fortran 95]] and later

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