How can I sort a vector in a random manner in MATLAB?
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MathWorks Support Team
on 29 Jun 2011
Edited: Dyuman Joshi
on 25 Nov 2020
I have a 1-dimensional array and would like to sort the elements of this vector randomly.
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MathWorks Support Team
on 29 Jun 2011
To sort the elements of a vector randomly you can use the RANDPERM() function.
RANDPERM(n) returns a random permutation of the integers 1:n.
a = [1 2 3 4 5];
a_rand = a(randperm(length(a)));
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Dyuman Joshi
on 25 Nov 2020
Edited: Dyuman Joshi
on 25 Nov 2020
How to obtain all possible random permutations of an given array?
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