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How can we generate the same sequence of random numbers in MySQL?
When invoked with an integer argument, RAND( ) uses that value to seed the random number generator. Each time you seed the generator with a given value, RAND( ) will produce the same sequence of random numbers. Following example will demonstrate it −
Example
mysql> Select RAND(1), RAND(1), Rand(1); +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | RAND(1) | RAND(1) | Rand(1) | +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ | 0.40540353712197724 | 0.40540353712197724 | 0.40540353712197724 | +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Updated on: 2020-06-20T13:01:46+05:30
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