Re: rand seed (answering own questions)

[Daniel J Sebald]

Daniel J Sebald wrote:

> A few minor things...
>
> Here is the result of rand("seed",0):
>
> octave:70> rand("seed",0)
> octave:71> rand("seed")
> ans = 2.1220e-314
>
> I assume that the answer given is the smallest possible number.  
> (There is a zero in floating point 'though, isn't there?)  Also, 


Oh yeah, right after I sent this it dawned on me that a seed of 0 isn't 
allowed because that would put the algorithm in a stuck state.  Sorry... 
Dan