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Fix rand() range constraint to use abs() for reversed parameters (#5264)

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@@ -132,8 +132,9 @@ echo rand(5, 15), "\n";
<warning>
<para>
<parameter>min</parameter> <parameter>max</parameter> range must
be within the range <function>getrandmax</function>. i.e. (<parameter>max</parameter> -
<parameter>min</parameter>) &lt;= <function>getrandmax</function>
be within the range <function>getrandmax</function>. i.e.
abs(<parameter>max</parameter> - <parameter>min</parameter>) &lt;=
<function>getrandmax</function>.
Otherwise, <function>rand</function> may return poor-quality random numbers.
</para>
</warning>