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RANDOMCHOICE

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Random pick from a range (with replacement); count > 1 spills a column.

  • Origin: A deepcalc original
  • Excel: No equivalent
  • Google Sheets: No equivalent
  • Returns: Any value
  • Volatile: recomputes on every evaluation

Examples

  • =RANDOMCHOICE(A1:A10)
  • =RANDOMCHOICE(A1:A10, 3)

Syntax

RANDOMCHOICE(choices, [count])
choices
any required
count
number optional
FROMBYTESConverts byte array to integer. GENERATEIDGenerates unique ID with prefix and random suffix. HASHHex digest of text: SHA256 (default, FIPS 180-4) or MD5 (RFC 1321). IMAGEShows an image from a url: the browser loads it, the engine does not fetch. ISINChecks if value is in a range or comma-separated list. RANDOMINT.UNIQUEGenerates unique random integers in range.