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;RandomElement( &lt;List> )
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:Returns randomly chosen element from the [[Lists|list]] (with uniform probability). All elements in the list must be of the same type.
;RandomElement[ <List> ]
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:{{example| 1=<div><code><nowiki>RandomElement({3, 2, -4, 7})</nowiki></code> yields one of ''{-4, 2, 3, 7}''.</div>}}
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In the [[File:Menu view cas.svg|link=|16px]] [[CAS View]] this command also works with symbolic input.
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:{{example| 1=<div><code><nowiki>RandomElement({a,b,c,d})</nowiki></code> yields one of ''{a, b, c, d}''.</div>}}
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{{note| 1=<div>See also [[Element Command]], [[SetSeed Command]],  [[RandomBetween Command]], [[RandomBinomial Command]], [[RandomNormal Command]], [[RandomPoisson Command]] and [[RandomUniform Command]].</div>}}

Latest revision as of 11:26, 6 October 2017


RandomElement( <List> )
Returns randomly chosen element from the list (with uniform probability). All elements in the list must be of the same type.
Example:
RandomElement({3, 2, -4, 7}) yields one of {-4, 2, 3, 7}.


Note Hint: In the Menu view cas.svg CAS View this command also works with symbolic input.
Example:
RandomElement({a,b,c,d}) yields one of {a, b, c, d}.
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