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Edit summary for version 27 by 1.7.4:
New JS implementation by user [1.7.4]
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Version 26

2018-12-18, 16:11:13

Version 27

2019-01-23, 18:57:17

Idiom #70 Use clock as random generator seed

Get the current datetime and provide it as a seed to a random generator. The generator sequence will be different at each run.

Idiom #70 Use clock as random generator seed

Get the current datetime and provide it as a seed to a random generator. The generator sequence will be different at each run.

Code 
Math.random ()
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Math.random uses the current time to generate a double floating point number from 0 to 1.
Repeated calls will give different outputs each time.