Re: Purpose of second argument for math.randomseed

[Albert Chan <albertmcchan@...>]

> math.randomseed (x [, y])
> 
> Sets x and y as the "seed" for the pseudo-random generator: equal seeds produce equal sequences of numbers. The default for y is zero.
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> Does anyone knows what's the purpose of the y argument, besides making the seed "bidmensional".
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> -- Lorenzo

It allowed for up to 2^128 different seeds.