drlippman/IMathAS

Help doc for randomizers should specify if range is inclusive

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The randomizers should specify that the lower and upper bounds are inclusive. It appears that PHP always does that, but it may not be clear to the average non-PHP user. There could be a note at the beginning saying "All bounds are inclusive" or even just on the first one, like rand(min,max): Returns an integer between min and max, inclusive.

Link to docs:

IMathAS/help.html

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<li><strong>rand(min,max)</strong>: Returns an integer between min and max</li>

Discussion regarding the confusion on English Stack Exchange: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/118402/when-is-between-inclusive-and-when-exclusive