Purpose

Returns a normally-distributed (i.e., drawn from a Gaussian
normal distribution with mean of 0 and stddev of 1), using as
a seed either the argument provided or, if none, the time of day.

Usage

grand [seed]

Arguments

seed = INTEGER seed value for random number generator

Exit values

0 = normal completion
1 = wrong number of arguments

Example

1) Return random normal values

punaluu{lris}180

0.564412

punaluu{lris}181

-0.802072
Note that the values differ because the process number (used
by default as the random generator's seed) changed.

2) Return a random value for a given seed

punaluu{lris}183

1.08078

punaluu{lris}184

1.08078
Note that the values are the same when the same seed is used.