random -- get a random object

Ways to use random:

• random(List) -- shuffle a list randomly
• random(List,Module) -- get a random vector in the module
• random(Module) -- see random(List,Module) -- get a random vector in the module
• random(ZZ,Module) -- see random(List,Module) -- get a random vector in the module
• random(Module,Module) -- get a random map of module
• random(QQ) -- get a random rational number
• random(Type) -- get a random object of a type
• random(List,Ideal) -- see random(ZZ,Ideal) -- get a random homogeneous element from a graded ideal
• random(ZZ,Ideal) -- get a random homogeneous element from a graded ideal
• random(List,Ring) -- see random(ZZ,Ring) -- get a random homogeneous element from a graded ring
• random(ZZ,Ring) -- get a random homogeneous element from a graded ring
• random(RR) -- see random(ZZ,ZZ) -- get a random integer or real number
• random(RR,RR) -- see random(ZZ,ZZ) -- get a random integer or real number
• random(ZZ) -- see random(ZZ,ZZ) -- get a random integer or real number
• random(ZZ,ZZ) -- get a random integer or real number

For the programmer

The object random is a method function with options.

The source of this document is in Macaulay2Doc/functions/random-doc.m2:262:0.