Random Number API (more random than math.random()!)

when i looked at the math library tutorial, i was shocked of the effectiveness of math.random(), because math.random() is pseudo random, not truly random, ok, this API isn`t truly random either, but it`s very close to it,so i began to improve the PRNG (pseudo-random number generator) and this is the result.

features:

Spoiler

RandomNumber.genNumber()--doesn`t accept an argument, generates a random number
RandomNumber.genBetween(min,max)--generates a random number, min is the minimal amount it needs to be, guess what`s max for? this returns 2 parameters: randomnumber, remainder (remainder of my algorithm)

code:
http://pastebin.com/nZAfgJVk

usage:
1.pastebin get nZAfgJVk RandomNumber
2.os.loadAPI("RandomNumber")
3.????
4.PROFIT!!!

http://pastebin.com/8YKL5g7j


This is an… interesting, ah, "concept"…

I am sorry that i wasn't able to get this thru to you on IRC.

The number returned by math.random() isn't 0 or 1, it is a decimal number between 0.0 and 1.0 with several decimal places.
Let's try multiplying that number with 10^7.

We now suddenly have a number between 0 and 10000000, that is, zero and ten millions.
And we might still have a few decimals left.

Besides that fact, this is what happened when i tested your code;
your api is saved as rnd, then loaded with os.loadAPI("rnd")


As you can see, genNumber() is far from random, and genBetween() dosn't exactly return what i would expect.



Best Regards
Oddstr13

lol

This is both useless and misleading. It is also less random than unseeded math.random.

Just use math.random.