The Random function creates a new mod m Matrix or Vector of the specified type and dimensions, assigning to each entry a uniformly distributed random value in the range .

A row Vector can be obtained by setting , and a column Vector by setting . If  and , a Matrix is produced. If  and , an error results.

The allowable datatypes are hardware integer (dtype=integer[4]/integer[8] or integer[]), hardware float (dtype=float[8]), or Maple integer (dtype=integer). If specified, order can be C_order or Fortran_order. If order is not specified, C_order is used.

This command is part of the LinearAlgebra[Modular] package, so it can be used in the form Random(..) only after executing the command with(LinearAlgebra[Modular]).  However, it can always be used in the form LinearAlgebra[Modular][Random](..).