How to generate a random number in C++?

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Using modulo may introduce bias into the random numbers, depending on the random number generator. See this question for more info. Of course, it’s perfectly possible to get repeating numbers in a random sequence.

Try some C++11 features for better distribution:

#include <random>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    std::random_device dev;
    std::mt19937 rng(dev());
    std::uniform_int_distribution<std::mt19937::result_type> dist6(1,6); // distribution in range [1, 6]

    std::cout << dist6(rng) << std::endl;
}

See this question/answer for more info on C++11 random numbers. The above isn’t the only way to do this, but is one way.

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