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@@ -61708,15 +61708,22 @@ function. The .meta warm-up-period argument specifies the number of values which are immediately obtained and -discarded from the newly-seeded generator before it is returned. -Warm-up is not performed when +discarded from the newly-seeded generator before it is returned. This +procedure is referred to as PRNG +.IR warm-up . + +Warm-up is not performed if .meta seed -is an existing random state object, and this argument is ignored in that -case. If the parameter is required, but the argument is missing, then -the value of the +is a vector or random state object. In this situation, if the +.meta warm-up-period +is present, it may still be required to be an integer, even though it is ignored. + +If warm-up is performed, but the +.meta warm-up-period +argument is missing, then the value of the .code *random-warmup* -special variable is used. This variable has a default value which may be too -small for serious applications of pseudorandom numbers; see the Notes under +special variable is used. Note: this variable has a default value which may be too +small for some applications of pseudorandom numbers; see the Notes under .codn *random-warmup* . .coNP Function @ random-state-p |