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6 .. index:: RANDOM_NUMBER, random number generation
10 RANDOM_NUMBER --- Pseudo-random number
11 **************************************
13 .. function:: RANDOM_NUMBER(HARVEST)
15 Returns a single pseudorandom number or an array of pseudorandom numbers
16 from the uniform distribution over the range 0 \leq x < 1.
19 Shall be a scalar or an array of type ``REAL``.
28 .. code-block:: fortran
30 CALL RANDOM_NUMBER(HARVEST)
33 .. code-block:: fortran
35 program test_random_number