1Blurb::
2Seed of the random number generator
3
4Description::
5The random \c seed control provides a mechanism for making a
6stochastic method repeatable. That is, the use of the same random seed
7in identical studies will generate identical results.
8
9<b> Default Behavior </b>
10
11If not specified, the seed is randomly generated.
12
13<b> Expected Output </b>
14
15If \c seed is specified, a stochastic study will generate identical
16results when repeated using the same seed value.  Otherwise, results
17are not guaranteed to be the same.
18
19<b> Usage Tips </b>
20
21If a stochastic study was run without \c seed specified, and the user
22later wishes to repeat the study using the same seed, the value of the
23seed used in the original study can be found in the output Dakota
24prints to the screen.  That value can then be added to the Dakota
25input file.
26
27Topics::
28Examples::
29\verbatim
30method
31  sampling
32    sample_type lhs
33    samples = 10
34    seed = 15347
35\endverbatim
36Theory::
37Faq::
38See_Also::
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