Random number generator used in 'runif'

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[mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Mauricio 
Zambrano-Bigiarini
Sent: 18 February 2013 09:33
To: r-help at r-project.org
Subject: [R] Random number generator used in 'runif'

Dear list,

For the implementation of a particular optimization algorithm 
it is very important the random number generator.

I would like to know if somebody could tell me what is the 
random number generator used by default in the 'runif' function.

From the help page of 'runif' and '.Random.seed' I guess that the

default algorithm is 'Mersenne-Twister', but I would be 
really grateful if somebody with experience in random number 
generators could confirm that or tell me what is the method 
actually used.

Thanks in advance,

Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini

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