Alasdair McAndrew wrote:
> Here's what I tried:
>
> f[i,j]:random(10);
> A:genmatrix(f,4,4);
> B:genmatrix(f,4,4);
>
> But A and B are exactly the same. It seems that the random number
> generator is reset each time it is called by f[i,j] in genmatrix.
Nope. f[i,j] is computed just once for each i,j. Then it is
remembered.
you could kill(f), redefine it and use it again.
How
> can I override this behaviour? I want each new matrix to be
> different. I'm sure it has something to do with set_random_state or
> make_random_state, but I don't know how. Or is there a variable which
> can be set to force the random number generator to produce different
> sequences?
>
> Thanks,
> Alasdair
>
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