# Random is not really random

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-really-random/14631>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 6:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-really-random/14631 "2020-08-25T06:02:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![SuperMerabh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@SuperMerabh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SuperMerabh)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-really-random/14631/1 "2020-08-25T06:02:14Z")

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Hello, regarding this topic: [🔀 Random Sort! - #8 by Mark](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377/8)

I noticed that when I display the random sorted list, it always show the same items. It randomizes them once and then keeps showing the same list on the next sceen and the next. Kind of missing the point I think. Am I missing something here?

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-is-not-really-random/14631/2 "2020-08-26T01:12:36Z")

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Random isn’t random every time. It will persist once the list is displayed. I really haven’t played with it or understood it, but there is a shuffle action for buttons that I think works well with random to randomly shuffle a list.