Math-Random-MT-Perl version 1.10 ================================ Pure Perl implementation of the Mersenne Twister algorithm as implemented in C/XS in Math::Random::MT. The Mersenne Twister is a 32 bit pseudorandom number generator developed by Makoto Matsumoto and Takuji Nishimura. It is characterised by a very uniform distribution but is not cryptographically secure. The interface is the same as that of Math::Random::MT. The output is identical to the C/XS version. The tests are straight out of Math::Random::MT and they all pass. A script in /t called validate.pl tests the output of this module against the C version. No differences in output were detected in 10e8 trials with a single seed or 10e8 trials with 1000 random seeds. The only good reason to use this module is if you can't install Math::Random::MT or you want code to cut and paste into a project. SPEED Runs around 1/3-1/2 as fast as Math::Random::MT, however that still means a Benchmark random number generation speed of 100,000/sec on modest hardware, so this is unlikely to cause a significant bottleneck in most circumstances. INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install Instead of make, use dmake or nmake on Win32. DEPENDENCIES None COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE Copyright (C) 2008 by Dr James Freeman This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.8 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.