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2 @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual. | |
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3 @c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
6510 | 4 @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions. |
5 @setfilename ../info/numbers | |
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6 @node Numbers, Strings and Characters, Lisp Data Types, Top |
6510 | 7 @chapter Numbers |
8 @cindex integers | |
9 @cindex numbers | |
10 | |
11 GNU Emacs supports two numeric data types: @dfn{integers} and | |
12 @dfn{floating point numbers}. Integers are whole numbers such as | |
13 @minus{}3, 0, 7, 13, and 511. Their values are exact. Floating point | |
14 numbers are numbers with fractional parts, such as @minus{}4.5, 0.0, or | |
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15 2.71828. They can also be expressed in exponential notation: 1.5e2 |
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16 equals 150; in this example, @samp{e2} stands for ten to the second |
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17 power, and that is multiplied by 1.5. Floating point values are not |
6510 | 18 exact; they have a fixed, limited amount of precision. |
19 | |
20 @menu | |
21 * Integer Basics:: Representation and range of integers. | |
22 * Float Basics:: Representation and range of floating point. | |
23 * Predicates on Numbers:: Testing for numbers. | |
24 * Comparison of Numbers:: Equality and inequality predicates. | |
25 * Numeric Conversions:: Converting float to integer and vice versa. | |
26 * Arithmetic Operations:: How to add, subtract, multiply and divide. | |
27 * Rounding Operations:: Explicitly rounding floating point numbers. | |
28 * Bitwise Operations:: Logical and, or, not, shifting. | |
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29 * Math Functions:: Trig, exponential and logarithmic functions. |
6510 | 30 * Random Numbers:: Obtaining random integers, predictable or not. |
31 @end menu | |
32 | |
33 @node Integer Basics | |
34 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
35 @section Integer Basics | |
36 | |
37 The range of values for an integer depends on the machine. The | |
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38 minimum range is @minus{}134217728 to 134217727 (28 bits; i.e., |
6510 | 39 @ifinfo |
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40 -2**27 |
6510 | 41 @end ifinfo |
42 @tex | |
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43 @math{-2^{27}} |
6510 | 44 @end tex |
45 to | |
46 @ifinfo | |
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47 2**27 - 1), |
6510 | 48 @end ifinfo |
49 @tex | |
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50 @math{2^{27}-1}), |
6510 | 51 @end tex |
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52 but some machines may provide a wider range. Many examples in this |
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53 chapter assume an integer has 28 bits. |
6510 | 54 @cindex overflow |
55 | |
56 The Lisp reader reads an integer as a sequence of digits with optional | |
57 initial sign and optional final period. | |
58 | |
59 @example | |
60 1 ; @r{The integer 1.} | |
61 1. ; @r{The integer 1.} | |
62 +1 ; @r{Also the integer 1.} | |
63 -1 ; @r{The integer @minus{}1.} | |
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64 268435457 ; @r{Also the integer 1, due to overflow.} |
6510 | 65 0 ; @r{The integer 0.} |
66 -0 ; @r{The integer 0.} | |
67 @end example | |
68 | |
69 To understand how various functions work on integers, especially the | |
70 bitwise operators (@pxref{Bitwise Operations}), it is often helpful to | |
71 view the numbers in their binary form. | |
72 | |
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73 In 28-bit binary, the decimal integer 5 looks like this: |
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75 @example | |
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76 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101 |
6510 | 77 @end example |
78 | |
79 @noindent | |
80 (We have inserted spaces between groups of 4 bits, and two spaces | |
81 between groups of 8 bits, to make the binary integer easier to read.) | |
82 | |
83 The integer @minus{}1 looks like this: | |
84 | |
85 @example | |
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86 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 |
6510 | 87 @end example |
88 | |
89 @noindent | |
90 @cindex two's complement | |
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91 @minus{}1 is represented as 28 ones. (This is called @dfn{two's |
6510 | 92 complement} notation.) |
93 | |
94 The negative integer, @minus{}5, is creating by subtracting 4 from | |
95 @minus{}1. In binary, the decimal integer 4 is 100. Consequently, | |
96 @minus{}5 looks like this: | |
97 | |
98 @example | |
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99 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1011 |
6510 | 100 @end example |
101 | |
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103 134,217,727 in decimal. In binary, it looks like this: |
6510 | 104 |
105 @example | |
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106 0111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 |
6510 | 107 @end example |
108 | |
109 Since the arithmetic functions do not check whether integers go | |
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110 outside their range, when you add 1 to 134,217,727, the value is the |
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111 negative integer @minus{}134,217,728: |
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113 @example | |
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114 (+ 1 134217727) |
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115 @result{} -134217728 |
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116 @result{} 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 |
6510 | 117 @end example |
118 | |
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119 Many of the functions described in this chapter accept markers for |
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120 arguments in place of numbers. (@xref{Markers}.) Since the actual |
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121 arguments to such functions may be either numbers or markers, we often |
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122 give these arguments the name @var{number-or-marker}. When the argument |
6510 | 123 value is a marker, its position value is used and its buffer is ignored. |
124 | |
125 @node Float Basics | |
126 @section Floating Point Basics | |
127 | |
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128 Floating point numbers are useful for representing numbers that are |
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129 not integral. The precise range of floating point numbers is |
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130 machine-specific; it is the same as the range of the C data type |
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131 @code{double} on the machine you are using. |
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133 The read-syntax for floating point numbers requires either a decimal |
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134 point (with at least one digit following), an exponent, or both. For |
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135 example, @samp{1500.0}, @samp{15e2}, @samp{15.0e2}, @samp{1.5e3}, and |
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136 @samp{.15e4} are five ways of writing a floating point number whose |
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137 value is 1500. They are all equivalent. You can also use a minus sign |
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138 to write negative floating point numbers, as in @samp{-1.0}. |
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140 @cindex IEEE floating point | |
141 @cindex positive infinity | |
142 @cindex negative infinity | |
143 @cindex infinity | |
144 @cindex NaN | |
145 Most modern computers support the IEEE floating point standard, which | |
146 provides for positive infinity and negative infinity as floating point | |
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148 ``not-a-number''; numerical functions return such values in cases where |
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150 NaN. For practical purposes, there's no significant difference between |
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151 different NaN values in Emacs Lisp, and there's no rule for precisely |
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152 which NaN value should be used in a particular case, so Emacs Lisp |
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153 doesn't try to distinguish them. Here are the read syntaxes for |
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156 @table @asis |
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157 @item positive infinity |
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158 @samp{1.0e+INF} |
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159 @item negative infinity |
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162 @samp{0.0e+NaN}. |
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163 @end table |
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165 In addition, the value @code{-0.0} is distinguishable from ordinary |
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166 zero in IEEE floating point (although @code{equal} and @code{=} consider |
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6510 | 169 You can use @code{logb} to extract the binary exponent of a floating |
170 point number (or estimate the logarithm of an integer): | |
171 | |
172 @defun logb number | |
173 This function returns the binary exponent of @var{number}. More | |
174 precisely, the value is the logarithm of @var{number} base 2, rounded | |
175 down to an integer. | |
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177 @example |
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179 @result{} 3 |
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180 (logb 10.0e20) |
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181 @result{} 69 |
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182 @end example |
6510 | 183 @end defun |
184 | |
185 @node Predicates on Numbers | |
186 @section Type Predicates for Numbers | |
187 | |
188 The functions in this section test whether the argument is a number or | |
189 whether it is a certain sort of number. The functions @code{integerp} | |
190 and @code{floatp} can take any type of Lisp object as argument (the | |
191 predicates would not be of much use otherwise); but the @code{zerop} | |
192 predicate requires a number as its argument. See also | |
193 @code{integer-or-marker-p} and @code{number-or-marker-p}, in | |
194 @ref{Predicates on Markers}. | |
195 | |
196 @defun floatp object | |
197 This predicate tests whether its argument is a floating point | |
198 number and returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil} otherwise. | |
199 | |
200 @code{floatp} does not exist in Emacs versions 18 and earlier. | |
201 @end defun | |
202 | |
203 @defun integerp object | |
204 This predicate tests whether its argument is an integer, and returns | |
205 @code{t} if so, @code{nil} otherwise. | |
206 @end defun | |
207 | |
208 @defun numberp object | |
209 This predicate tests whether its argument is a number (either integer or | |
210 floating point), and returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil} otherwise. | |
211 @end defun | |
212 | |
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213 @defun wholenump object |
6510 | 214 @cindex natural numbers |
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215 The @code{wholenump} predicate (whose name comes from the phrase |
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216 ``whole-number-p'') tests to see whether its argument is a nonnegative |
6510 | 217 integer, and returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil} otherwise. 0 is |
218 considered non-negative. | |
219 | |
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221 @code{natnump} is an obsolete synonym for @code{wholenump}. |
6510 | 222 @end defun |
223 | |
224 @defun zerop number | |
225 This predicate tests whether its argument is zero, and returns @code{t} | |
226 if so, @code{nil} otherwise. The argument must be a number. | |
227 | |
228 These two forms are equivalent: @code{(zerop x)} @equiv{} @code{(= x 0)}. | |
229 @end defun | |
230 | |
231 @node Comparison of Numbers | |
232 @section Comparison of Numbers | |
233 @cindex number equality | |
234 | |
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236 @code{=}, not @code{eq}. There can be many distinct floating point |
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237 number objects with the same numeric value. If you use @code{eq} to |
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238 compare them, then you test whether two values are the same |
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239 @emph{object}. By contrast, @code{=} compares only the numeric values |
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240 of the objects. |
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243 Therefore, @code{eq} is equivalent to @code{=} where integers are |
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244 concerned. It is sometimes convenient to use @code{eq} for comparing an |
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245 unknown value with an integer, because @code{eq} does not report an |
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246 error if the unknown value is not a number---it accepts arguments of any |
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247 type. By contrast, @code{=} signals an error if the arguments are not |
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248 numbers or markers. However, it is a good idea to use @code{=} if you |
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258 exact, it is often a bad idea to check for equality of two floating | |
259 point values. Usually it is better to test for approximate equality. | |
260 Here's a function to do this: | |
261 | |
262 @example | |
263 (defvar fuzz-factor 1.0e-6) | |
264 (defun approx-equal (x y) | |
12098 | 265 (or (and (= x 0) (= y 0)) |
266 (< (/ (abs (- x y)) | |
267 (max (abs x) (abs y))) | |
268 fuzz-factor))) | |
6510 | 269 @end example |
270 | |
271 @cindex CL note---integers vrs @code{eq} | |
272 @quotation | |
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275 distinct integer objects can have the same numeric value. Emacs Lisp | |
276 can have just one integer object for any given value because it has a | |
277 limited range of integer values. | |
278 @end quotation | |
279 | |
280 @defun = number-or-marker1 number-or-marker2 | |
281 This function tests whether its arguments are numerically equal, and | |
282 returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil} otherwise. | |
283 @end defun | |
284 | |
285 @defun /= number-or-marker1 number-or-marker2 | |
286 This function tests whether its arguments are numerically equal, and | |
287 returns @code{t} if they are not, and @code{nil} if they are. | |
288 @end defun | |
289 | |
290 @defun < number-or-marker1 number-or-marker2 | |
291 This function tests whether its first argument is strictly less than | |
292 its second argument. It returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil} otherwise. | |
293 @end defun | |
294 | |
295 @defun <= number-or-marker1 number-or-marker2 | |
296 This function tests whether its first argument is less than or equal | |
297 to its second argument. It returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil} | |
298 otherwise. | |
299 @end defun | |
300 | |
301 @defun > number-or-marker1 number-or-marker2 | |
302 This function tests whether its first argument is strictly greater | |
303 than its second argument. It returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil} | |
304 otherwise. | |
305 @end defun | |
306 | |
307 @defun >= number-or-marker1 number-or-marker2 | |
308 This function tests whether its first argument is greater than or | |
309 equal to its second argument. It returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil} | |
310 otherwise. | |
311 @end defun | |
312 | |
313 @defun max number-or-marker &rest numbers-or-markers | |
314 This function returns the largest of its arguments. | |
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318 @example | |
319 (max 20) | |
320 @result{} 20 | |
321 (max 1 2.5) | |
322 @result{} 2.5 | |
323 (max 1 3 2.5) | |
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326 @end defun | |
327 | |
328 @defun min number-or-marker &rest numbers-or-markers | |
329 This function returns the smallest of its arguments. | |
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333 @example | |
334 (min -4 1) | |
335 @result{} -4 | |
336 @end example | |
337 @end defun | |
338 | |
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344 @section Numeric Conversions | |
345 @cindex rounding in conversions | |
346 | |
347 To convert an integer to floating point, use the function @code{float}. | |
348 | |
349 @defun float number | |
350 This returns @var{number} converted to floating point. | |
351 If @var{number} is already a floating point number, @code{float} returns | |
352 it unchanged. | |
353 @end defun | |
354 | |
355 There are four functions to convert floating point numbers to integers; | |
356 they differ in how they round. These functions accept integer arguments | |
357 also, and return such arguments unchanged. | |
358 | |
359 @defun truncate number | |
360 This returns @var{number}, converted to an integer by rounding towards | |
361 zero. | |
362 @end defun | |
363 | |
364 @defun floor number &optional divisor | |
365 This returns @var{number}, converted to an integer by rounding downward | |
366 (towards negative infinity). | |
367 | |
368 If @var{divisor} is specified, @var{number} is divided by @var{divisor} | |
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6510 | 372 @end defun |
373 | |
374 @defun ceiling number | |
375 This returns @var{number}, converted to an integer by rounding upward | |
376 (towards positive infinity). | |
377 @end defun | |
378 | |
379 @defun round number | |
380 This returns @var{number}, converted to an integer by rounding towards the | |
12098 | 381 nearest integer. Rounding a value equidistant between two integers |
382 may choose the integer closer to zero, or it may prefer an even integer, | |
383 depending on your machine. | |
6510 | 384 @end defun |
385 | |
386 @node Arithmetic Operations | |
387 @section Arithmetic Operations | |
388 | |
389 Emacs Lisp provides the traditional four arithmetic operations: | |
390 addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Remainder and modulus | |
391 functions supplement the division functions. The functions to | |
392 add or subtract 1 are provided because they are traditional in Lisp and | |
393 commonly used. | |
394 | |
395 All of these functions except @code{%} return a floating point value | |
396 if any argument is floating. | |
397 | |
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12067 | 399 do not check for overflow. Thus @code{(1+ 134217727)} may evaluate to |
400 @minus{}134217728, depending on your hardware. | |
6510 | 401 |
402 @defun 1+ number-or-marker | |
403 This function returns @var{number-or-marker} plus 1. | |
404 For example, | |
405 | |
406 @example | |
407 (setq foo 4) | |
408 @result{} 4 | |
409 (1+ foo) | |
410 @result{} 5 | |
411 @end example | |
412 | |
12098 | 413 This function is not analogous to the C operator @code{++}---it does not |
414 increment a variable. It just computes a sum. Thus, if we continue, | |
6510 | 415 |
416 @example | |
417 foo | |
418 @result{} 4 | |
419 @end example | |
420 | |
421 If you want to increment the variable, you must use @code{setq}, | |
422 like this: | |
423 | |
424 @example | |
425 (setq foo (1+ foo)) | |
426 @result{} 5 | |
427 @end example | |
428 @end defun | |
429 | |
430 @defun 1- number-or-marker | |
431 This function returns @var{number-or-marker} minus 1. | |
432 @end defun | |
433 | |
434 @defun + &rest numbers-or-markers | |
435 This function adds its arguments together. When given no arguments, | |
12098 | 436 @code{+} returns 0. |
6510 | 437 |
438 @example | |
439 (+) | |
440 @result{} 0 | |
441 (+ 1) | |
442 @result{} 1 | |
443 (+ 1 2 3 4) | |
444 @result{} 10 | |
445 @end example | |
446 @end defun | |
447 | |
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450 When @code{-} has a single argument, the value is the negative of the | |
451 argument. When there are multiple arguments, @code{-} subtracts each of | |
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455 @example | |
456 (- 10 1 2 3 4) | |
457 @result{} 0 | |
458 (- 10) | |
459 @result{} -10 | |
460 (-) | |
461 @result{} 0 | |
462 @end example | |
463 @end defun | |
464 | |
465 @defun * &rest numbers-or-markers | |
466 This function multiplies its arguments together, and returns the | |
12098 | 467 product. When given no arguments, @code{*} returns 1. |
6510 | 468 |
469 @example | |
470 (*) | |
471 @result{} 1 | |
472 (* 1) | |
473 @result{} 1 | |
474 (* 1 2 3 4) | |
475 @result{} 24 | |
476 @end example | |
477 @end defun | |
478 | |
479 @defun / dividend divisor &rest divisors | |
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6510 | 481 quotient. If there are additional arguments @var{divisors}, then it |
482 divides @var{dividend} by each divisor in turn. Each argument may be a | |
483 number or a marker. | |
484 | |
485 If all the arguments are integers, then the result is an integer too. | |
486 This means the result has to be rounded. On most machines, the result | |
487 is rounded towards zero after each division, but some machines may round | |
488 differently with negative arguments. This is because the Lisp function | |
489 @code{/} is implemented using the C division operator, which also | |
490 permits machine-dependent rounding. As a practical matter, all known | |
491 machines round in the standard fashion. | |
492 | |
493 @cindex @code{arith-error} in division | |
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499 @example | |
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502 @result{} 3 | |
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505 @result{} 2 | |
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513 @result{} 4 | |
514 (/ -17 6) | |
515 @result{} -2 | |
516 @end example | |
517 | |
518 The result of @code{(/ -17 6)} could in principle be -3 on some | |
519 machines. | |
520 @end defun | |
521 | |
522 @defun % dividend divisor | |
523 @cindex remainder | |
524 This function returns the integer remainder after division of @var{dividend} | |
525 by @var{divisor}. The arguments must be integers or markers. | |
526 | |
527 For negative arguments, the remainder is in principle machine-dependent | |
528 since the quotient is; but in practice, all known machines behave alike. | |
529 | |
530 An @code{arith-error} results if @var{divisor} is 0. | |
531 | |
532 @example | |
533 (% 9 4) | |
534 @result{} 1 | |
535 (% -9 4) | |
536 @result{} -1 | |
537 (% 9 -4) | |
538 @result{} 1 | |
539 (% -9 -4) | |
540 @result{} -1 | |
541 @end example | |
542 | |
543 For any two integers @var{dividend} and @var{divisor}, | |
544 | |
545 @example | |
546 @group | |
547 (+ (% @var{dividend} @var{divisor}) | |
548 (* (/ @var{dividend} @var{divisor}) @var{divisor})) | |
549 @end group | |
550 @end example | |
551 | |
552 @noindent | |
553 always equals @var{dividend}. | |
554 @end defun | |
555 | |
556 @defun mod dividend divisor | |
557 @cindex modulus | |
558 This function returns the value of @var{dividend} modulo @var{divisor}; | |
559 in other words, the remainder after division of @var{dividend} | |
560 by @var{divisor}, but with the same sign as @var{divisor}. | |
561 The arguments must be numbers or markers. | |
562 | |
563 Unlike @code{%}, @code{mod} returns a well-defined result for negative | |
564 arguments. It also permits floating point arguments; it rounds the | |
565 quotient downward (towards minus infinity) to an integer, and uses that | |
566 quotient to compute the remainder. | |
567 | |
568 An @code{arith-error} results if @var{divisor} is 0. | |
569 | |
570 @example | |
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573 @result{} 1 | |
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577 @result{} 3 | |
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592 | |
593 For any two numbers @var{dividend} and @var{divisor}, | |
594 | |
595 @example | |
596 @group | |
597 (+ (mod @var{dividend} @var{divisor}) | |
598 (* (floor @var{dividend} @var{divisor}) @var{divisor})) | |
599 @end group | |
600 @end example | |
601 | |
602 @noindent | |
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604 argument is floating point. For @code{floor}, see @ref{Numeric | |
605 Conversions}. | |
6510 | 606 @end defun |
607 | |
608 @node Rounding Operations | |
609 @section Rounding Operations | |
610 @cindex rounding without conversion | |
611 | |
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6510 | 613 @code{ftruncate} take a floating point argument and return a floating |
614 point result whose value is a nearby integer. @code{ffloor} returns the | |
8017 | 615 nearest integer below; @code{fceiling}, the nearest integer above; |
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6510 | 617 @code{fround}, the nearest integer. |
618 | |
619 @defun ffloor float | |
620 This function rounds @var{float} to the next lower integral value, and | |
621 returns that value as a floating point number. | |
622 @end defun | |
623 | |
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6510 | 625 This function rounds @var{float} to the next higher integral value, and |
626 returns that value as a floating point number. | |
627 @end defun | |
628 | |
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631 returns that value as a floating point number. | |
632 @end defun | |
633 | |
634 @defun fround float | |
635 This function rounds @var{float} to the nearest integral value, | |
636 and returns that value as a floating point number. | |
637 @end defun | |
638 | |
639 @node Bitwise Operations | |
640 @section Bitwise Operations on Integers | |
641 | |
642 In a computer, an integer is represented as a binary number, a | |
643 sequence of @dfn{bits} (digits which are either zero or one). A bitwise | |
644 operation acts on the individual bits of such a sequence. For example, | |
645 @dfn{shifting} moves the whole sequence left or right one or more places, | |
646 reproducing the same pattern ``moved over''. | |
647 | |
648 The bitwise operations in Emacs Lisp apply only to integers. | |
649 | |
650 @defun lsh integer1 count | |
651 @cindex logical shift | |
652 @code{lsh}, which is an abbreviation for @dfn{logical shift}, shifts the | |
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661 pattern; the rest are all zero. |
6510 | 662 |
663 @example | |
664 @group | |
665 (lsh 5 1) | |
666 @result{} 10 | |
667 ;; @r{Decimal 5 becomes decimal 10.} | |
668 00000101 @result{} 00001010 | |
669 | |
670 (lsh 7 1) | |
671 @result{} 14 | |
672 ;; @r{Decimal 7 becomes decimal 14.} | |
673 00000111 @result{} 00001110 | |
674 @end group | |
675 @end example | |
676 | |
677 @noindent | |
678 As the examples illustrate, shifting the pattern of bits one place to | |
679 the left produces a number that is twice the value of the previous | |
680 number. | |
681 | |
12098 | 682 Shifting a pattern of bits two places to the left produces results |
683 like this (with 8-bit binary numbers): | |
684 | |
685 @example | |
686 @group | |
687 (lsh 3 2) | |
688 @result{} 12 | |
689 ;; @r{Decimal 3 becomes decimal 12.} | |
690 00000011 @result{} 00001100 | |
691 @end group | |
692 @end example | |
693 | |
694 On the other hand, shifting one place to the right looks like this: | |
695 | |
696 @example | |
697 @group | |
698 (lsh 6 -1) | |
699 @result{} 3 | |
700 ;; @r{Decimal 6 becomes decimal 3.} | |
701 00000110 @result{} 00000011 | |
702 @end group | |
703 | |
704 @group | |
705 (lsh 5 -1) | |
706 @result{} 2 | |
707 ;; @r{Decimal 5 becomes decimal 2.} | |
708 00000101 @result{} 00000010 | |
709 @end group | |
710 @end example | |
711 | |
712 @noindent | |
713 As the example illustrates, shifting one place to the right divides the | |
714 value of a positive integer by two, rounding downward. | |
715 | |
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12067 | 718 and change the sign of the number. For example, left shifting |
719 134,217,727 produces @minus{}2 on a 28-bit machine: | |
6510 | 720 |
721 @example | |
12067 | 722 (lsh 134217727 1) ; @r{left shift} |
6510 | 723 @result{} -2 |
724 @end example | |
725 | |
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6510 | 727 |
728 @example | |
729 @group | |
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731 0111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 |
6510 | 732 @end group |
733 @end example | |
734 | |
735 @noindent | |
736 which becomes the following when left shifted: | |
737 | |
738 @example | |
739 @group | |
740 ;; @r{Decimal @minus{}2} | |
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741 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1110 |
6510 | 742 @end group |
743 @end example | |
744 @end defun | |
745 | |
746 @defun ash integer1 count | |
747 @cindex arithmetic shift | |
748 @code{ash} (@dfn{arithmetic shift}) shifts the bits in @var{integer1} | |
749 to the left @var{count} places, or to the right if @var{count} | |
750 is negative. | |
751 | |
752 @code{ash} gives the same results as @code{lsh} except when | |
753 @var{integer1} and @var{count} are both negative. In that case, | |
12098 | 754 @code{ash} puts ones in the empty bit positions on the left, while |
755 @code{lsh} puts zeros in those bit positions. | |
6510 | 756 |
757 Thus, with @code{ash}, shifting the pattern of bits one place to the right | |
758 looks like this: | |
759 | |
760 @example | |
761 @group | |
762 (ash -6 -1) @result{} -3 | |
763 ;; @r{Decimal @minus{}6 becomes decimal @minus{}3.} | |
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764 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1010 |
6510 | 765 @result{} |
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766 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1101 |
6510 | 767 @end group |
768 @end example | |
769 | |
770 In contrast, shifting the pattern of bits one place to the right with | |
771 @code{lsh} looks like this: | |
772 | |
773 @example | |
774 @group | |
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776 ;; @r{Decimal @minus{}6 becomes decimal 134,217,725.} |
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777 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1010 |
6510 | 778 @result{} |
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779 0111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1101 |
6510 | 780 @end group |
781 @end example | |
782 | |
783 Here are other examples: | |
784 | |
785 @c !!! Check if lined up in smallbook format! XDVI shows problem | |
786 @c with smallbook but not with regular book! --rjc 16mar92 | |
787 @smallexample | |
788 @group | |
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791 (lsh 5 2) ; 5 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101} |
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792 @result{} 20 ; = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 0100} |
6510 | 793 @end group |
794 @group | |
795 (ash 5 2) | |
796 @result{} 20 | |
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797 (lsh -5 2) ; -5 = @r{1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1011} |
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798 @result{} -20 ; = @r{1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1110 1100} |
6510 | 799 (ash -5 2) |
800 @result{} -20 | |
801 @end group | |
802 @group | |
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804 @result{} 1 ; = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001} |
6510 | 805 @end group |
806 @group | |
807 (ash 5 -2) | |
808 @result{} 1 | |
809 @end group | |
810 @group | |
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812 @result{} 4194302 ; = @r{0011 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1110} |
6510 | 813 @end group |
814 @group | |
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816 @result{} -2 ; = @r{1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1110} |
6510 | 817 @end group |
818 @end smallexample | |
819 @end defun | |
820 | |
821 @defun logand &rest ints-or-markers | |
822 @cindex logical and | |
823 @cindex bitwise and | |
824 This function returns the ``logical and'' of the arguments: the | |
825 @var{n}th bit is set in the result if, and only if, the @var{n}th bit is | |
826 set in all the arguments. (``Set'' means that the value of the bit is 1 | |
827 rather than 0.) | |
828 | |
829 For example, using 4-bit binary numbers, the ``logical and'' of 13 and | |
830 12 is 12: 1101 combined with 1100 produces 1100. | |
831 In both the binary numbers, the leftmost two bits are set (i.e., they | |
832 are 1's), so the leftmost two bits of the returned value are set. | |
833 However, for the rightmost two bits, each is zero in at least one of | |
834 the arguments, so the rightmost two bits of the returned value are 0's. | |
835 | |
836 @noindent | |
837 Therefore, | |
838 | |
839 @example | |
840 @group | |
841 (logand 13 12) | |
842 @result{} 12 | |
843 @end group | |
844 @end example | |
845 | |
846 If @code{logand} is not passed any argument, it returns a value of | |
847 @minus{}1. This number is an identity element for @code{logand} | |
848 because its binary representation consists entirely of ones. If | |
849 @code{logand} is passed just one argument, it returns that argument. | |
850 | |
851 @smallexample | |
852 @group | |
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855 (logand 14 13) ; 14 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1110} |
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857 @result{} 12 ; 12 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100} |
6510 | 858 @end group |
859 | |
860 @group | |
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864 @result{} 4 ; 4 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0100} |
6510 | 865 @end group |
866 | |
867 @group | |
868 (logand) | |
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869 @result{} -1 ; -1 = @r{1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111} |
6510 | 870 @end group |
871 @end smallexample | |
872 @end defun | |
873 | |
874 @defun logior &rest ints-or-markers | |
875 @cindex logical inclusive or | |
876 @cindex bitwise or | |
877 This function returns the ``inclusive or'' of its arguments: the @var{n}th bit | |
878 is set in the result if, and only if, the @var{n}th bit is set in at least | |
879 one of the arguments. If there are no arguments, the result is zero, | |
880 which is an identity element for this operation. If @code{logior} is | |
881 passed just one argument, it returns that argument. | |
882 | |
883 @smallexample | |
884 @group | |
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885 ; @r{ 28-bit binary values} |
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887 (logior 12 5) ; 12 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100} |
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889 @result{} 13 ; 13 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1101} |
6510 | 890 @end group |
891 | |
892 @group | |
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6510 | 897 @end group |
898 @end smallexample | |
899 @end defun | |
900 | |
901 @defun logxor &rest ints-or-markers | |
902 @cindex bitwise exclusive or | |
903 @cindex logical exclusive or | |
904 This function returns the ``exclusive or'' of its arguments: the | |
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910 @smallexample | |
911 @group | |
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916 @result{} 9 ; 9 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1001} |
6510 | 917 @end group |
918 | |
919 @group | |
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923 @result{} 14 ; 14 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1110} |
6510 | 924 @end group |
925 @end smallexample | |
926 @end defun | |
927 | |
928 @defun lognot integer | |
929 @cindex logical not | |
930 @cindex bitwise not | |
931 This function returns the logical complement of its argument: the @var{n}th | |
932 bit is one in the result if, and only if, the @var{n}th bit is zero in | |
933 @var{integer}, and vice-versa. | |
934 | |
935 @example | |
936 (lognot 5) | |
937 @result{} -6 | |
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6510 | 941 @end example |
942 @end defun | |
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6510 | 946 @cindex transcendental functions |
947 @cindex mathematical functions | |
948 | |
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952 @defun sin arg | |
953 @defunx cos arg | |
954 @defunx tan arg | |
955 These are the ordinary trigonometric functions, with argument measured | |
956 in radians. | |
957 @end defun | |
958 | |
959 @defun asin arg | |
25454 | 960 The value of @code{(asin @var{arg})} is a number between |
961 @ifinfo | |
962 @minus{}pi/2 | |
963 @end ifinfo | |
964 @tex | |
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967 and | |
968 @ifinfo | |
969 pi/2 | |
970 @end ifinfo | |
971 @tex | |
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974 (inclusive) whose sine is @var{arg}; if, however, @var{arg} | |
6510 | 975 is out of range (outside [-1, 1]), then the result is a NaN. |
976 @end defun | |
977 | |
978 @defun acos arg | |
25454 | 979 The value of @code{(acos @var{arg})} is a number between 0 and |
980 @ifinfo | |
981 pi | |
982 @end ifinfo | |
983 @tex | |
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25454 | 985 @end tex |
6510 | 986 (inclusive) whose cosine is @var{arg}; if, however, @var{arg} |
987 is out of range (outside [-1, 1]), then the result is a NaN. | |
988 @end defun | |
989 | |
990 @defun atan arg | |
25454 | 991 The value of @code{(atan @var{arg})} is a number between |
992 @ifinfo | |
993 @minus{}pi/2 | |
994 @end ifinfo | |
995 @tex | |
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998 and | |
999 @ifinfo | |
1000 pi/2 | |
1001 @end ifinfo | |
1002 @tex | |
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1005 (exclusive) whose tangent is @var{arg}. | |
6510 | 1006 @end defun |
1007 | |
1008 @defun exp arg | |
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1016 to the power @var{arg}. |
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6510 | 1025 @end defun |
1026 | |
1027 @defun log arg &optional base | |
1028 This function returns the logarithm of @var{arg}, with base @var{base}. | |
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1029 If you don't specify @var{base}, the base |
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6510 | 1037 is negative, the result is a NaN. |
1038 @end defun | |
1039 | |
1040 @ignore | |
1041 @defun expm1 arg | |
1042 This function returns @code{(1- (exp @var{arg}))}, but it is more | |
1043 accurate than that when @var{arg} is negative and @code{(exp @var{arg})} | |
1044 is close to 1. | |
1045 @end defun | |
1046 | |
1047 @defun log1p arg | |
1048 This function returns @code{(log (1+ @var{arg}))}, but it is more | |
1049 accurate than that when @var{arg} is so small that adding 1 to it would | |
1050 lose accuracy. | |
1051 @end defun | |
1052 @end ignore | |
1053 | |
1054 @defun log10 arg | |
1055 This function returns the logarithm of @var{arg}, with base 10. If | |
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1057 @equiv{} @code{(log @var{x} 10)}, at least approximately. |
6510 | 1058 @end defun |
1059 | |
1060 @defun expt x y | |
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6510 | 1065 @end defun |
1066 | |
1067 @defun sqrt arg | |
1068 This returns the square root of @var{arg}. If @var{arg} is negative, | |
1069 the value is a NaN. | |
1070 @end defun | |
1071 | |
1072 @node Random Numbers | |
1073 @section Random Numbers | |
1074 @cindex random numbers | |
1075 | |
1076 A deterministic computer program cannot generate true random numbers. | |
1077 For most purposes, @dfn{pseudo-random numbers} suffice. A series of | |
1078 pseudo-random numbers is generated in a deterministic fashion. The | |
1079 numbers are not truly random, but they have certain properties that | |
1080 mimic a random series. For example, all possible values occur equally | |
1081 often in a pseudo-random series. | |
1082 | |
1083 In Emacs, pseudo-random numbers are generated from a ``seed'' number. | |
1084 Starting from any given seed, the @code{random} function always | |
1085 generates the same sequence of numbers. Emacs always starts with the | |
1086 same seed value, so the sequence of values of @code{random} is actually | |
1087 the same in each Emacs run! For example, in one operating system, the | |
1088 first call to @code{(random)} after you start Emacs always returns | |
1089 -1457731, and the second one always returns -7692030. This | |
1090 repeatability is helpful for debugging. | |
1091 | |
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1092 If you want random numbers that don't always come out the same, execute |
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1094 day and on Emacs's process @sc{id} number. |
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1096 @defun random &optional limit | |
1097 This function returns a pseudo-random integer. Repeated calls return a | |
1098 series of pseudo-random integers. | |
1099 | |
12067 | 1100 If @var{limit} is a positive integer, the value is chosen to be |
12098 | 1101 nonnegative and less than @var{limit}. |
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1103 If @var{limit} is @code{t}, it means to choose a new seed based on the | |
1104 current time of day and on Emacs's process @sc{id} number. | |
1105 @c "Emacs'" is incorrect usage! | |
1106 | |
1107 On some machines, any integer representable in Lisp may be the result | |
1108 of @code{random}. On other machines, the result can never be larger | |
1109 than a certain maximum or less than a certain (negative) minimum. | |
1110 @end defun |