mathjs/docs/reference/functions/pickRandom.md

Math.js is an extensive math library for JavaScript and Node.js. It features a flexible expression parser and offers an integrated solution to work with numbers, big numbers, complex numbers, units, and matrices.

# Function pickRandom

Random pick a value from a one dimensional array.
Array element is picked using a random function with uniform distribution.


## Syntax

```js
math.pickRandom(array)
```

### Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`array` | Array | A one dimensional array

### Returns

Type | Description
---- | -----------
Number | One of the elements of the provided input array


## Examples

```js
math.pickRandom([3, 6, 12, 2]);       // returns one of the values in the array
```


## See also

[random](random.md),
[randomInt](randomInt.md)


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