[pstricks] re-using the same random variable

[jmpapy]

Quoting Herbert Voss <Herbert.Voss at alumni.TU-Berlin.DE>:

> jmpapy wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Here are two problems:
> > 
> > (1) How to use twice the same random variable at a time in the same
> 
> > plot?
> > for instance in the following code:
> > ===============
> > \begin{pspicture}(-5,-0.2)(5,2)
> > \psline{-}(-5,0)(5,0)
> >
> \psplot[linecolor=red,plotpoints=200,showpoints=true,linestyle=none]
{-5}
> > {5}{rand 2147483647 div rand 2147483647 div 2.72 exp mul} %x.e^{x}
> > \end{pspicture}
> 
> 
> hm, I have some problems to really understand here. The
> variable x in general (xMax-xMin)/plotpoints ...

Maybe I don't understand how the postscript language works in this case.
To me, each time the program read "rand", it returns a new integer 
randomly drawn from [0 2^31 -1]. Is it correct ? 

> 
> > (2) How to use twice the same random variable simultaneously in two
> 
> > different plot ?
> 
> \documentclass{article}
> \usepackage{pstricks}
> \usepackage{pstricks-add}
> 
> \begin{document}
> 
> \begin{pspicture}(-5,-0.2)(5,2)
> \psaxes(0,0)(-5,0)(5,2)
> \psplot[linecolor=red,plotpoints=200,showpoints=true,linestyle=none]
{-5}
>      {5}{ rand 2147483647 div dup 2.72 exp mul } %x.e^{x}
> \end{pspicture}

I understand this piece of code. You use the duplication command in 
order to have twice the same value. Well done, thanks !!

> 
> \begin{pspicture}(-5,-0.2)(5,7)
>    \pstVerb{
>      rrand srand
>      rand 2147483647 div /randInt exch def
>    }
>    \psaxes(0,0)(-5,0)(5,6)
>    \psset{plotpoints=200,linestyle=dotted,linewidth=3pt}
>    \psplot[linecolor=red]{-5}{5}{ randInt 6 mul } % x
>    \psplot[linecolor=blue]{-5}{5}{ randInt 6 mul sqrt } % x2
> \end{pspicture}
> 
> \end{document}
> 

here I don't fully agree with this example. This code draws two straight 
lines. It seems that the value of randInt is constant and therefore it 
does not look as a random signal.is it possible that it changes for each 
abscissa ?


JM
> I changed it only for the demo to sqrt(randInt)
> 
> Herbert
> 
> 
> 
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