## Function: COMMON-LISP:MAKE-RANDOM-STATE
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> Make a random state object. The optional STATE argument specifies a seed
> for deterministic pseudo-random number generation.
> 
> As per the Common Lisp standard,
> - If STATE is NIL or not supplied, return a copy of the default
> *RANDOM-STATE*.
> - If STATE is a random state, return a copy of it.
> - If STATE is T, return a randomly initialized state (using operating-system
> provided randomness where available, otherwise a poor substitute based on
> internal time and PID).
> 
> See SB-EXT:SEED-RANDOM-STATE for a SBCL extension to this functionality.

### Lambda list
```cl
(&optional sb-kernel::state)
```