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   James Kuyper to Michael S   
   Re: srand(0)   
   23 Dec 25 18:29:58   
   
   From: jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu   
      
   On 2025-12-23 06:50, Michael S wrote:   
   > On Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:54:23 +0100   
   > Janis Papanagnou  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2025-12-23 10:18, Michael S wrote:   
   ...   
   >>> MT19937-64 is available out of the box(*) in C++. But not in C,   
   >>> unfortunately.   
   >>   
   >> This is really strange given that the name ("Mersenne Twister") is   
   >> that prominent.   
   >>   
   >> Looking that up I find at least "C" code for MT19937 in Wikipedia   
   >> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenne-Twister   
   >> It's based on 32 bit logic it seems; interpreting your "MT19937-64"   
   >> I assume you're looking for a 64 bit based version?   
   >>   
   >   
   > "Available out of the box" in this sentence means "part of standard   
   > library".   
      
   Citation, please? I can find neither Mersenne nor "MT19937-64" anywhere   
   in n5001.pdf, the latest draft version of the C++ standard that I have   
   access to, which is dated 2024-12-17.   
      
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