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rand

clojure.core

(rand)
(rand n)

Returns a random floating point number between 0 (inclusive) and
n (default 1) (exclusive).

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```
;; Test `rand` never returns `n`:
user=> (some (partial <= 10) (take 100000 (repeatedly (fn [] (int (rand 10))))))
nil
```
;; Test `rand` never returns `n`: user=> (some (partial <= 10) (take 100000 (repeatedly (fn [] (int (rand 10)))))) nil
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```
user=> (rand)
0.17469201779243182

user=> (rand 100)
49.542391492950834
```
user=> (rand) 0.17469201779243182 user=> (rand 100) 49.542391492950834

Source clojure/core.clj:3811 top

(defn rand
  "Returns a random floating point number between 0 (inclusive) and
  n (default 1) (exclusive)."
  {:added "1.0"}
  ([] (. Math (random)))
  ([n] (* n (rand))))

Vars in clojure.core/rand: * defn

Used in 2 other vars rand-int rand-stream

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