Think of it this way. If you could absolutely control the way you flip a
coin every single time, in theory it would always land exactly the same way.
Randomizers are like this. They know how to flip coins and generally make
enough error in them not to flip it exactly the same way each time. Giving
a "seed value" to the randomizer is like nudging the hand of the coin
flipper during the flip. It adds more randomness beyond that which the
randomizer can do itself.
Randomizers are probability functions. As functions, they follow a process.
If you just ask a randomizer to pick a random number it will often give you
the same one each time. It sounds stupid but it's true. "Seeds" help
"initialize" the function differently each time. Most people use the date
as a long number for the seed.
--Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: JustinMacCarthy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 4:24 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [CF-Talk] Random Images-Resources for Information?
Have I look at the Randomize function, for an a explanation.
~J
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Warrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Curious. What do you mean by seed?
>
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