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+\name{seed}

+\alias{seed}

+\alias{seed<-}

+\title{Seed for the MCMC}

+\description{

+  Setting a seed is useful for reproducing MCMC chains

+}

+\usage{

+seed(object)

+seed(object) <- value

+}

+\arguments{

+  \item{object}{ An object of \code{XdeParameter} or \code{XdeMcmc} }

+  \item{value}{Numeric or integer}

+}

+\details{

+  

+  The seed stored in the slot of an object of class \code{XdeParameter}

+  and an object of class \code{XdeMcmc} are useful in different ways.

+  For the \code{XdeParameter} class, the seed indicates what seed was

+  used to initialize an MCMC chain.  By contrast, an object of class

+  \code{XdeMcmc} contains a seed that would be useful for running

+  additional iterations -- the seed here is guaranteed to be different

+  from the seed that was used to initiate the MCMC.

+  

+}

+\value{

+  An integer

+}

+\author{R. Scharpf}

+\keyword{methods}

+