random_number(3I)

NAME
     RANDOM_NUMBER - Returns pseudorandom numbers

SYNOPSIS
     CALL RANDOM_NUMBER ([HARVEST=]harvest)

STANDARDS
     Fortran

DESCRIPTION
     The RANDOM_NUMBER intrinsic subroutine returns one pseudorandom number
     or an array of pseudorandom numbers from the uniform distribution over
     the range 0 <= x < 1.  It accepts the following argument:

     harvest   Must be of type real.  It is an output argument.  It may be
               a scalar or an array variable.  It is set to contain
               pseudorandom numbers from the uniform distribution in the
               interval 0 <= x < 1.

               On IRIX systems, harvest is 32 bits.

     The name of this intrinsic cannot be passed as an argument.

EXAMPLES
          REAL  X,  Y(10,10)
          ! Initialize X with a pseudorandom number
          CALL RANDOM_NUMBER(HARVEST=X)
          CALL RANDOM_NUMBER(Y)
          ! X and Y contain uniformly distributed random numbers

SEE ALSO
     RANDOM_SEED(3I), RANF(3I)