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• First initial number, x₀, called seed, is selected
• m > x₀, a, b ≥ 0
• The range of values is 0 to m (divide by m to convert to 0. to 1.). The period of this generator is m-1. So m should be as large as possible since the period can never be longer than m.

Example: if we select a = b = x₀ = 7 and m = 10 results in the squence:

   7, 6, 9, 0   7, 6, 9, 0  ...

   0.7,0.6,0.9,0.0   0.7,0.6,0.9,0.0  ...        (very poor)