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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml
index e001058e19..e475cda23d 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
<p>It should be noted that this random number generator is not cryptographically
strong. If a strong cryptographic random number generator is needed for
example <c>crypto:rand_bytes/1</c> could be used instead.</p>
+ <note><p>The new and improved <seealso
+ marker="stdlib:rand">rand</seealso> module should be used
+ instead of this module.</p></note>
</description>
<datatypes>
<datatype>
@@ -70,12 +73,11 @@
<desc>
<p>Seeds random number generation with integer values in the process
dictionary, and returns the old state.</p>
- <p>One way of obtaining a seed is to use the BIF <c>now/0</c>:</p>
+ <p>One easy way of obtaining a unique value to seed with is to:</p>
<code type="none">
- ...
- {A1,A2,A3} = now(),
- random:seed(A1, A2, A3),
- ...</code>
+ random:seed(<seealso marker="erts:erlang#phash2/1">erlang:phash2</seealso>([<seealso marker="erts:erlang#node/0">node()</seealso>]),
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#monotonic_time/0">erlang:monotonic_time()</seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#unique_integer/0">erlang:unique_integer()</seealso>)</code>
</desc>
</func>
<func>