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diff --git a/doc/lispref/numbers.texi b/doc/lispref/numbers.texi index 3a9483af967..28eb6b18afa 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/numbers.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/numbers.texi @@ -1252,9 +1252,9 @@ any integer representable in Lisp, i.e., an integer between (@pxref{Integer Basics}). If @var{limit} is @code{t}, it means to choose a new seed as if Emacs -were restarting. The new seed will be set from the system entropy, if -that is available, or from the current time and Emacs process's PID -(@pxref{System Environment, emacs-pid}) if not. +were restarting, typically from the system entropy. On systems +lacking entropy pools, choose the seed from less-random volatile data +such as the current time. If @var{limit} is a string, it means to choose a new seed based on the string's contents. |