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Re: Multi-channel rand()

Subject Re: Multi-channel rand()
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
References (4 earlier) <PiPUD.36924$Bu5.8081@fx19.iad> <SfQUD.95217$ck7.2645@fx02.am4> <q00lmq$sqr$1@dont-email.me> <KMRUD.535900$gPr.113520@fx08.am4> <q00rgm$vhi$1@dont-email.me>
From Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org>
Message-ID <T1TUD.84205$AX6.8939@fx13.iad> (permalink)
Organization Forte - www.forteinc.com
Date 2018-12-26 17:13 -0500

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On 12/26/18 4:25 PM, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
> On 12/26/2018 3:46 PM, Bart wrote:
>> How many instances of each nnnn would your perfect distribution have
>> over 3888 numbers? 
> 
> For this application, I do not want more than 2 repeating sequences at
> any point, and not more than 3 repeating sequences in five draws.
> 

IF your requirements are random, but with sequence limits, then
filtering the results (at that point of use) make sense. My guess is
that this is to limit 'luck' in the game (good or bad) that might be
perceived from the somewhat rare longish repeated sequence.

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Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-24 19:54 -0500
  Re: Multi-channel rand() "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-12-24 19:38 -0800
  Re: Multi-channel rand() nobody@example.org (Scott) - 2018-12-25 04:05 +0000
    Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-24 23:57 -0500
      Re: Multi-channel rand() Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2018-12-25 09:22 +0000
        Professional coders??? (Was: Multi-channel rand()) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2018-12-25 10:09 +0000
        Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-25 07:59 -0500
          Re: Multi-channel rand() Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2018-12-25 21:59 +0000
            Re: Multi-channel rand() nobody@example.org (Scott) - 2018-12-26 02:43 +0000
      Re: Multi-channel rand() rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2018-12-25 10:15 -0700
        Re: Multi-channel rand() Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-12-25 10:14 -0800
  Re: Multi-channel rand() Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2018-12-25 13:35 +0300
    Re: Multi-channel rand() fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2018-12-25 02:56 -0800
    Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-25 08:02 -0500
  Re: Multi-channel rand() Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-25 11:52 +0000
    Re: Multi-channel rand() Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2018-12-25 14:58 +0300
    Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-25 06:59 -0500
      Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-25 08:05 -0500
    Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-25 08:04 -0500
  Re: Multi-channel rand() Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-26 15:48 +0000
    Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-26 07:58 -0800
      Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-26 12:06 -0500
        Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-26 12:45 -0500
          Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-26 13:20 -0500
            Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-26 10:30 -0800
              Re: Multi-channel rand() "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-12-26 11:35 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-26 14:52 -0500
              Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-26 16:31 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-26 22:28 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-12-30 20:42 -0800
            Re: Multi-channel rand() Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-12-26 15:32 -0800
          Re: Multi-channel rand() Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-26 19:38 +0000
            Re: Multi-channel rand() Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-12-26 15:35 -0800
        Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-26 12:59 -0500
          Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-26 16:05 -0500
        Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-26 13:08 -0500
          Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-26 15:50 -0500
      Re: Multi-channel rand() Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-26 17:42 +0000
        Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-26 12:48 -0500
        Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-26 12:58 -0500
          Re: Multi-channel rand() Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-26 19:03 +0000
            Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-26 14:45 -0500
              Re: Multi-channel rand() Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-26 20:46 +0000
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-26 16:25 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-26 17:13 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-26 22:23 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-26 23:39 +0000
                Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-26 17:36 -0500
            Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-26 16:27 -0500
    Re: Multi-channel rand() rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2018-12-26 19:19 -0700
      Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-26 22:17 -0500
      Re: Multi-channel rand() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-26 19:32 -0800
      Re: Multi-channel rand() Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-12-26 19:34 -0800
        Re: Multi-channel rand() Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-27 11:29 +0000
          Re: Multi-channel rand() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-27 05:27 -0800
            Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-27 09:41 -0500
              Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-27 09:42 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-27 07:01 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-27 10:28 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-27 10:48 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-27 11:08 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-12-27 13:49 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-27 17:18 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-12-29 13:59 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-12-30 14:01 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-30 22:07 +0000
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-30 17:20 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-27 17:47 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-12-30 20:45 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-27 08:22 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-27 11:40 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-27 09:21 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-27 12:45 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-27 10:57 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-27 14:35 -0500
                Re: Multi-channel rand() Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-28 09:25 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-28 09:55 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-12-28 12:36 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2018-12-27 20:34 -0600
              Re: Multi-channel rand() Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-27 10:37 -0500
            Re: Multi-channel rand() Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-27 14:46 +0000
              Re: Multi-channel rand() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-27 07:05 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-12-27 11:28 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-27 12:07 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-12-27 12:47 -0800
                Re: Multi-channel rand() James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-27 14:47 -0800
  Re: Multi-channel rand() "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-12-26 11:58 -0800

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