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randomInt cannot return full-range 32-bit integers #138

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miyaokamarina opened this issue Feb 5, 2024 · 0 comments
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randomInt cannot return full-range 32-bit integers #138

miyaokamarina opened this issue Feb 5, 2024 · 0 comments

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The randomInt() function throws, if the upper bound (i.e. max-min) is greater than or equal to the algorithm’s exclusive upper bound $2³²$. Thus, the randomInt() function can be used to generate integers in $[0,2³²−2]$ at most, not in $[0,2³²−1]$ as it should.

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