From 87b82b5822ca54228cfa6df29be3ad9d4bc47d16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Newbold Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:05:28 -0800 Subject: Import Upstream version 2d2 --- randinex.txi | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+) create mode 100644 randinex.txi (limited to 'randinex.txi') diff --git a/randinex.txi b/randinex.txi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..80531eb --- /dev/null +++ b/randinex.txi @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ + +@defun random:uniform + + +@defunx random:uniform state +Returns an uniformly distributed inexact real random number in the +range between 0 and 1. +@end defun + +@defun random:exp + + +@defunx random:exp state +Returns an inexact real in an exponential distribution with mean 1. For +an exponential distribution with mean @var{u} use +@w{@code{(* @var{u} (random:exp))}}. +@end defun + +@defun random:normal + + +@defunx random:normal state +Returns an inexact real in a normal distribution with mean 0 and +standard deviation 1. For a normal distribution with mean @var{m} and +standard deviation @var{d} use +@w{@code{(+ @var{m} (* @var{d} (random:normal)))}}. +@end defun + +@defun random:normal-vector! vect + + +@defunx random:normal-vector! vect state +Fills @var{vect} with inexact real random numbers which are independent +and standard normally distributed (i.e., with mean 0 and variance 1). +@end defun + +@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 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 + +@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 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 -- cgit v1.2.3