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# init(method:seed:filterParameters:)

Returns a new random number generator.

```
init?(method: BNNS.RandomGeneratorMethod, seed: UInt64? = nil, filterParameters: BNNSFilterParameters? = nil)
```

## Parameters

`method`

The random number generation method.

`seed`

An optional unsigned integer value the function uses to initialize the random number generator.

`filterParameters`

The runtime filter parameters.

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