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Pseudo-random number generation

The random number library provides classes that generate random and pseudo-random numbers. The library contains two types of components:

  • Engines, which are generators of random numbers (both pseudo-random number generators, which generate integer sequences with a uniform distribution, and true random number generators if available)
  • Distributions which convert the output of random number engines into various statistical distributions

Random number engines

All engines (except the random_device) produce integer numbers in a uniform distribution using seed data as entropy source.

Random number distributions

Random number distributions post-processe the output of an random number engine in such a way that the resulting output is distributed according to a defined statistical probability density function.

Example

The follwing example prints the uniform distribution of an random generator.

TODO

Play around with different engines and distributions.

play around with different engines and distributions.
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