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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Ada OS
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On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:48:12 +0100, Georg Bauhaus wrote:

> How would a function like that implement the random numbers device?

(:-))

As it does in mathematics, by returning the random variable (whole
distribution) instead of its individual values (realizations). BTW, in
earlier days one indeed used this way. Remember printed tables of random
numbers?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_number_table

Theoretically you can always get rid of identity and so mutability, by
turning to greater cardinalities. This applies even to the real-time clock.
Just create a universe each 1�s and here you are... (:-))

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