On entry: the initial (seed) values for the selected base generator. The number of initial values required varies with each of the base generators.
If , one seed is required.
If , four seeds are required.
If , seeds are required.
If , four seeds are required.
If
,
seeds are required, where
and
are defined by
subid. For the ACORN generator it is recommended that an odd value is used for
.
If , six seeds are required.
If insufficient seeds are provided then the first
values supplied in
seed are used and the remaining values are randomly generated using the NAG basic generator. In such cases the NAG basic generator is initialized using the value supplied in
.