Small improvements in the manual

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Roberto Ierusalimschy 2018-07-25 14:56:42 -03:00
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@Ci{$Id: manual.of,v 1.175 2018/06/18 19:17:35 roberto Exp roberto $}
@Ci{$Id: manual.of $}
@C{[(-------------------------------------------------------------------------}
@manual{
@ -4567,7 +4567,8 @@ This is the only option that can raise a memory error.
}
This function returns 0 if given an invalid option in @id{what}.
This function returns 0 to signal an invalid option in @id{what};
even then the valid options are handled correctly.
}
@ -7488,7 +7489,7 @@ you should call @Lid{math.randomseed} explicitly.
The results from this function have good statistical qualities,
but they are not cryptographically secure.
(For instance, there are no garanties that it is hard
(For instance, there are no guarantees that it is hard
to predict future results based on the observation of
some number of previous results.)
@ -7496,8 +7497,9 @@ some number of previous results.)
@LibEntry{math.randomseed (x [, y])|
Sets @id{x} and @id{y} as the @Q{seed}
for the pseudo-random generator:
The integer parameters @id{x} and @id{y} are
concatenated into a 128-bit @Q{seed} that
is used to reinitialize the pseudo-random generator;
equal seeds produce equal sequences of numbers.
The default for @id{y} is zero.