SERIES(1)                          |STAT                   October 24, 1986

NAME
     series - generate an additive series of numbers

SYNOPSIS
     series start end [stepsize]

DESCRIPTION
     series prints the real numbers from start to end, one per line.  If
     stepsize is not specified, it is assumed to be of unit size.  series
     begins with start to which stepsize is repeatedly added or subtracted,
     as appropriate, to approach, possibly meet, but not pass end.

EXAMPLE
     To make a random permutation of the numbers 1 to 100:
          series 1 100 | perm
     or
          series 100 1 | perm

LIMITATIONS
     The reported number of significant digits is limited.  If the ratio of
     the series range to the stepsize is too large, several numbers in a
     row will be equal.

     The maximum length of a series is limited to the size of the maximum
     long integer that can be represented on the machine in use.  Exceeding
     this value has undefined results.