Random.Multiplier Property

The multiplier for a linear congruential random number generator.

Namespace: Imsl.Stat
Assembly: ImslCS (in ImslCS.dll) Version: 6.5.2.0

Syntax

public long Multiplier { get; set; }

Public Property Multiplier As Long
	Get
	Set

public:
property long long Multiplier {
	long long get ();
	void set (long long value);
}

member Multiplier : int64 with get, set

Property Value

Type: Int64
A long which represents the random number generator multiplier.

Remarks

If not set, the multiplier has the value zero. If a multiplier is set then the linear congruential generator, defined in the base class System.Random, is replaced by the generator

seed = (multiplier*seed) mod $(2^{31}-1)$

See Donald Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2, for guidelines in choosing a multiplier. Some possible values are 16807, 397204094, 950706376.

Reference

Random Class

Imsl.Stat Namespace