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 - Java does not provide a function to choose an element from a collection at random.
 - Remember that you can retrieve an element from an array by its index, which is an integer.
+- The `java.util.Random` class provides a method to generate a random `int` between 0 and a given maximum.
 
 ## 2. Generate a random starship registry number
 
-- The `java.util.Random` class provides a method to generate a random `int` between 0 and a given maximum.
+- The `java.util.Random` class provides an overloaded method (a variation on another method) to generate a random `int` between given minimum (inclusive) and a given maximum (exclusive).
 
 ## 3. Generate a random stardate