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<paragraph id="par_id771708806478128" role="paragraph">Generates an array of random numbers between two limit values.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="code" id="par_id211708281649651">RANDARRAY([Rows [; Columns [; Min [; Max [; Integers] ] ] ])</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id101715616072623"><emph>Rows</emph>: (optional) the number of rows to return. If omitted, the value is 1.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id271715616076797"><emph>Columns</emph>: (optional) the number of columns to return. If omitted, the value is 1.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id171715616081037"><emph>Min</emph>: (optional) The lower limit of the generated numbers. If omitted, the minimum value is 0.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id361715616086109"><emph>Max</emph>: (optional) The upper limit of the generated numbers. If omitted, the maximum value is 1.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id511715616090373"><emph>Integers</emph>: (optional) returns whole numbers (TRUE) or decimal numbers (FALSE). Default is FALSE.</paragraph>
<note id="par_id821708357634624">If <emph>Rows</emph> and <emph>Columns</emph> are greater than 1, the RANDARRAY function must be entered as an <link href="text/scalc/01/04060107.xhp#creating_array_formulas">array formula</link>.</note>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id141715790327107">If <emph>Rows</emph> or <emph>Columns</emph> are references to the content of other cells, the array dimensions do not change when the referenced content changes. The array formula must be deleted and re-entered.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id521715616457946"><input>{=RANDARRAY(10;4;10;50;1)}</input> returns an array of 10 rows, 4 columns with minimum value 10 and maximum value of 50 of whole numbers (integers).</paragraph>
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<tip id="par_id701677016751508"><link href="https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Calc_Functions/RANDARRAY">RANDARRAY wiki page</link>.</tip>
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