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class method

Random.rand

Random.rand → float

Random.rand(max) → number

static VALUE
random_s_rand(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE obj)
{
    VALUE v = rand_random(argc, argv, Qnil, rand_start(default_rand()));
    check_random_number(v, argv);
    return v;
}

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Ruby version changes

3.0
- Random::DEFAULT is deprecated since its value is now confusing and it is no longer global, use Kernel.rand/Random.rand directly, or create a Random instance with Random.new instead. [Feature #17351]

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