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mtwist
The mtwist
library interfaces to a random number generator
based on the Mersenne Twistor algorithm. The algorithm has good
properties but is not meant to be cryptographically secure. The
library functions are of the form
library('mtwist',f) |
where f
is one of the followng character strings.
bern u_cont u_disc u_path u_enum w_disc w_enum |
Formally they are not mathematical functions because their results
depend on a pseudo-random number that is not uniquely determined by
their arguments. The numbers are generated deterministically in a
sequence starting from a seed derived from the system clock at the
time avram
is launched, and each call uses the next number
in the sequence. In so doing, it simulates a random draw from a
uniformly distributed population.
D.12.1 mtwist calling conventions | ||
D.12.2 mtwist exceptions | ||
D.12.3 Additional mtwist notes |
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