Commons Math example source code file (GaussianRandomGenerator.java)

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The Commons Math GaussianRandomGenerator.java source code

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package org.apache.commons.math.random;

/**
 * This class is a gaussian normalized random generator for scalars.
 * <p>This class is a simple wrapper around the {@link
 * RandomGenerator#nextGaussian} method.</p>
 * @version $Revision: 811827 $ $Date: 2009-09-06 11:32:50 -0400 (Sun, 06 Sep 2009) $
 * @since 1.2
 */

public class GaussianRandomGenerator implements NormalizedRandomGenerator {

    /** Underlying generator. */
    private final RandomGenerator generator;

    /** Create a new generator.
     * @param generator underlying random generator to use
     */
    public GaussianRandomGenerator(final RandomGenerator generator) {
        this.generator = generator;
    }

    /** Generate a random scalar with null mean and unit standard deviation.
     * @return a random scalar with null mean and unit standard deviation
     */
    public double nextNormalizedDouble() {
        return generator.nextGaussian();
    }

}