diff --git a/M2/Macaulay2/d/interface.dd b/M2/Macaulay2/d/interface.dd
index 0785ae007a..ba77bc9b17 100644
--- a/M2/Macaulay2/d/interface.dd
+++ b/M2/Macaulay2/d/interface.dd
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ export rawRandomQQ(e:Expr):Expr := (
      is ht:ZZcell do toExpr(Ccode(QQ, "rawRandomQQ(", ht.v, ")"))
      else WrongArgZZ());
 setupfun("rawRandomQQ",rawRandomQQ);
-export rawRandomRR(e:Expr):Expr := (
+export rawRandomRRUniform(e:Expr):Expr := (
      when e
      is prec:ZZcell do if !isULong(prec.v) then WrongArgSmallInteger() 
-     else toExpr(Ccode(RR, "rawRandomRR(", toULong(prec.v), ")"))
+     else toExpr(Ccode(RR, "rawRandomRRUniform(", toULong(prec.v), ")"))
      else WrongArgZZ());
-setupfun("rawRandomRR",rawRandomRR);
+setupfun("rawRandomRRUniform",rawRandomRRUniform);
 export rawRandomRRNormal(e:Expr):Expr := (
      when e
      is prec:ZZcell do if !isULong(prec.v) then WrongArgSmallInteger()
diff --git a/M2/Macaulay2/e/interface/random.cpp b/M2/Macaulay2/e/interface/random.cpp
index b25bb4e6b4..0fb1289fbb 100644
--- a/M2/Macaulay2/e/interface/random.cpp
+++ b/M2/Macaulay2/e/interface/random.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ gmp_QQ rawRandomQQ(gmp_ZZ height)
   return moveTo_gmpQQ(result);
 }
 
-gmp_RR rawRandomRR(unsigned long precision)
+gmp_RR rawRandomRRUniform(unsigned long precision)
 /* returns a uniformly distributed random real with the given precision, in
  * range [0.0,1.0] */
 {
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ gmp_CC rawRandomCC(unsigned long precision)
  * [1.0,1.0] */
 {
   gmp_CCmutable result = getmemstructtype(gmp_CCmutable);
-  result->re = const_cast<gmp_RRmutable>(rawRandomRR(precision));
-  result->im = const_cast<gmp_RRmutable>(rawRandomRR(precision));
+  result->re = const_cast<gmp_RRmutable>(rawRandomRRUniform(precision));
+  result->im = const_cast<gmp_RRmutable>(rawRandomRRUniform(precision));
   return reinterpret_cast<gmp_CC>(result);
 }
 
diff --git a/M2/Macaulay2/e/interface/random.h b/M2/Macaulay2/e/interface/random.h
index 4bd06a7113..1bcecbf926 100644
--- a/M2/Macaulay2/e/interface/random.h
+++ b/M2/Macaulay2/e/interface/random.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void rawSetRandomQQ(mpq_ptr result, gmp_ZZ height);
 /* sets result = a sample from the standard uniform distribution, rounded */
 /* to the nearest rational number with denominator bounded by height */
 
-gmp_RR rawRandomRR(unsigned long prec);
+gmp_RR rawRandomRRUniform(unsigned long prec);
 /* returns a uniformly distributed random real with the given precision, in
  * range [0.0,1.0] */
 
diff --git a/M2/Macaulay2/m2/reals.m2 b/M2/Macaulay2/m2/reals.m2
index 67d905d9c8..20fd49f6ed 100644
--- a/M2/Macaulay2/m2/reals.m2
+++ b/M2/Macaulay2/m2/reals.m2
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ truncate Number := {} >> o -> x -> (
     else if x < 0 then ceiling x
     else 0) -- e.g., RRi's containing 0 as interior pt
 
-random RR := RR => opts -> x -> x * rawRandomRR precision x
+random RR := RR => opts -> x -> x * rawRandomRRUniform precision x
 random(RR,RR) := opts -> (x,y) -> x + random(y-x)
-RR'.random = opts -> R -> rawRandomRR R.precision
+RR'.random = opts -> R -> rawRandomRRUniform R.precision
 CC'.random = opts -> C -> rawRandomCC C.precision
 random RingFamily := opts -> R -> random(default R,opts)