NAME
    randbit - additive 55 shuffle pseudo-random number generator

SYNOPSIS
    randbit([x])

TYPES
    x		integer

    return	integer

DESCRIPTION
    If x > 0, randbit(x) returns a pseudo-random integer in [0, 2^x),
    i.e. the same as rand(2^x).  If the integer returned is

	    b_1 * 2^(x-1) + b_2 * 2^(x-2) + ... + b_n,

    where each b_i is 0 or 1, then b_1, b_2, ..., b_n may be
    considered as a sequence of x random bits.

    If x <= 0, randbit(x) causes the random-number generator to skip
    abs(x) bits, and returns abs(x).

    If x is omitted, it is assumed to have the value of 1.

    See the rand() help page for details on the additive 55 shuffle
    pseudo-random number generator.

EXAMPLE
    > print srand(0), randbit(20), randbit(20), randbit(20), randbit(20)
    RAND state 817647 476130 944201 822573

    > print srand(0), randbit(-20), randbit(20), randbit(-20), randbit(20)
    RAND state 20 476130 20 822573

LIMITS
    x != 0

LIBRARY
    void zrand(long cnt, ZVALUE *res)

SEE ALSO
    seed, srand, randbit, isrand, random, srandom, israndom