| Description: | Returns one pseudorandom number or an array of such numbers. | ||
| Class: | Subroutine | ||
| Arguments: | HARVEST must be of type real. It is an INTENT(OUT) argument (see Section 5.10), and can be a scalar or an array variable. It is set to contain pseudorandom numbers from the uniform distribution within the range 0 <= x < 1. | ||
Examples
Consider the following:
REAL Y, Z (5, 5)
! Initialize Y with a pseudorandom number
CALL RANDOM_NUMBER (HARVEST = Y)
CALL RANDOM_NUMBER (Z)
Y and Z contain uniformly distributed random numbers.