note 76924 added to function.shuffle

From: Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:34:30 +0000
Subject: note 76924 added to function.shuffle
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al at giicorp dot com's implementation is statistically incorrect. monte at ohrt dot com has the correct version. Imagine putting all the elements into a bag and picking elements from the bag randomly, one by one. That's the way the algorithm works. Consult your average book about algorithms for more information. ---- Server IP: 193.190.198.20 Probable Submitter: 81.164.163.247 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.shuffle.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/76924 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76924/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76924/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76924/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76924/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76924/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76924/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76924 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/76924 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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