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@defun random:uniform
@@ -12,8 +7,6 @@ Returns an uniformly distributed inexact real random number in the
range between 0 and 1.
@end defun
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@defun random:exp
@@ -23,8 +16,6 @@ an exponential distribution with mean @var{u} use
@w{@code{(* @var{u} (random:exp))}}.
@end defun
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@defun random:normal
@@ -35,9 +26,6 @@ standard deviation @var{d} use
@w{@code{(+ @var{m} (* @var{d} (random:normal)))}}.
@end defun
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@defun random:normal-vector! vect
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and standard normally distributed (i.e., with mean 0 and variance 1).
@end defun
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@defun random:hollow-sphere! vect
@defunx random:hollow-sphere! vect state
Fills @var{vect} with inexact real random numbers the sum of whose
-squares is less than 1.0. Thinking of @var{vect} as coordinates in
-space of dimension @var{n} = @code{(vector-length @var{vect})}, the
-coordinates are uniformly distributed within the unit @var{n}-shere.
-The sum of the squares of the numbers is returned.
+squares is equal to 1.0. Thinking of @var{vect} as coordinates in space
+of dimension n = @code{(vector-length @var{vect})}, the coordinates are
+uniformly distributed over the surface of the unit n-shere.
@end defun
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@defun random:solid-sphere! vect
@defunx random:solid-sphere! vect state
Fills @var{vect} with inexact real random numbers the sum of whose
-squares is equal to 1.0. Thinking of @var{vect} as coordinates in space
-of dimension n = @code{(vector-length @var{vect})}, the coordinates are
-uniformly distributed over the surface of the unit n-shere.
+squares is less than 1.0. Thinking of @var{vect} as coordinates in
+space of dimension @var{n} = @code{(vector-length @var{vect})}, the
+coordinates are uniformly distributed within the unit @var{n}-shere.
+The sum of the squares of the numbers is returned.
@end defun