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If one doesn't specify a seed for the boost RNG, it uses a default one. The documentation mentions this , but I can't find the actual value, which would be nice to know for testing whether the setting of the seed works as expected. Where can I find it? Is it platform dependent?

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Default seed for Mersenne Twister is 5489u.

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lagged_fibonacci | 331u | subtract_with_carry | 19780503u | inversive_congruential | 1 | linear_feedback_shift | 341 | linear_congruential | 1 | mersenne_twister | 5489u |
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great, exactly what I was looking for!
Nice one with the search link :)

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