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Linear congruential generator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_congruential_generator

Start file
a = 25
b = 7
m = 48
x0 = 0
x1 = (a * x0 + b) % m
x2 = (a * x1 + b) % m
...

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v
End file
a = 25
b = 7
m = 48
x0 = 0
x1 = (a * x0 + b) % m
x2 = (a * x1 + b) % m
...

|
v

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#31 matthewd / @_matthewd - Score: 45 - 12/29/10 @ 17:24 
Go0<Esc>qqA<C-R>="\n".(25*getline('.')+7)%48<CR><Esc>q47@qZZ

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#32 Martin Aumueller / @aumuell - Score: 60 - 04/25/12 @ 14:42 
<C-V>4jIlet <Esc>4Y:@"<CR>/1<CR>r0YGqqo<C-R>=x0<CR><Esc>:@"<CR>q48@q?0 =<CR>r1:%s/let //<CR>ZZ

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#33 Prody / @Prody225 - Score: 89 - 01/01/11 @ 09:51 
Go0<Esc>qaYo<CR>=)<BS>(24<BS>5*@0+7()<BS><C-H>)%<Esc>Ot<Esc>Ox<Esc>dddd<kEnd>a48<BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><Esc>qqaYo<C-R>=(25*@0+7)%48<CR>q<BS><Esc>q47@aZZ

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#34 mightyfoo / @mightyfoo - Score: 95 - 05/26/11 @ 07:22 
:fu F(x,n)<CR>if a:n>=0<CR>cal append(59-a:n, a:x)<CR>cal F((25*a:x+7)%48,a:n-1)<CR>en<CR>endf<CR>:cal F(0,48)|x<CR>

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#35 Kana Natsuno / @kana1 - Score: 105 - 12/29/10 @ 13:07 
G:fu X()<CR>let x=0|let _=[]|for i in range(49)|cal add(_,x)|let x=(25*x+7)%48|endfo|retu _<CR>endf<CR>:put=X()<CR>ZZ

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#36 drio / @drio - Score: 107 - 01/05/11 @ 05:15 
G:fu F()<CR>let x=0|let _=[]|for i in range(49)|cal add(_,x)|let x=(25*x+7)%48|endfo|retu _<CR>endf<CR>:put_<BS>=F()<CR>ZZ

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#37 Austin Taylor / @austintaylor - Score: 140 - 12/29/10 @ 13:13 
Go0<CR>7<CR>38<CR>45<CR>28<CR>35<CR>18<CR>25<CR>8<CR>15<CR>46<CR>5<CR>36<CR>43<CR>26<CR>33<CR>16<CR>23<CR>6<CR>13<CR>44<CR>3<CR>34<CR>41<CR>24<CR>31<CR>14<CR>21<CR>4<CR>11<CR>42<CR>1<CR>32<CR>39<CR>22<CR>29<CR>12<CR>19<CR>2<CR>9<CR>40<CR>47<CR>30<CR>37<CR>20<CR>27<CR>10<CR>17<CR>0<Esc>ZZ

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#38 Indrek Juhkam / @indrekj - Score: 140 - 12/29/10 @ 13:26 
Go0<CR>7<CR>38<CR>45<CR>28<CR>35<CR>18<CR>25<CR>8<CR>15<CR>46<CR>5<CR>36<CR>43<CR>26<CR>33<CR>16<CR>23<CR>6<CR>13<CR>44<CR>3<CR>34<CR>41<CR>24<CR>31<CR>14<CR>21<CR>4<CR>11<CR>42<CR>1<CR>32<CR>39<CR>22<CR>29<CR>12<CR>19<CR>2<CR>9<CR>40<CR>47<CR>30<CR>37<CR>20<CR>27<CR>10<CR>17<CR>0<Esc>ZZ

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