Mersenne Twister
| Date written: | Jan, 1998 |
| Authors: | Makoto Matsumoto, Takuji Nishimura |
| Resource type: | article |
| Links: | The article in .pdf format The article in .ps format |
Description
Compared to the standard implementation of rand() the MT can be made 4 times faster and are many times better, meaning higher degree of randomness and longer period for the returned numbers. The algorithm is free to use commercially.
DB information
| Date created: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Date evaluated: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Categories: | Computer Science/Randomness & noise |