Update of /cvsroot/boost/boost/libs/random
In directory sc8-pr-cvs3.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv24786
Modified Files:
random-distributions.html
Log Message:
sourceforge bug #1707940: mention that UniformRandomNumberGenerator better
return values in the range [0,1) where it matters.
Index: random-distributions.html
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RCS file: /cvsroot/boost/boost/libs/random/random-distributions.html,v
retrieving revision 1.10
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -d -r1.10 -r1.11
--- random-distributions.html 5 Dec 2006 14:52:08 -0000 1.10
+++ random-distributions.html 26 Apr 2007 20:04:11 -0000 1.11
@@ -580,7 +580,9 @@
model a <a href="random-concepts.html#random-dist">random distribution</a>.
A <code>geometric_distribution</code> random distribution produces integer
values <em>i</em> >= 1 with p(i) = (1-p) * p<sup>i-1</sup>. p is the
- parameter of the distribution.</p>
+ parameter of the distribution.
+ Each invocation of the UniformRandomNumberGenerator shall result in a
+ floating-point value in the range [0,1).</p>
<h3>Members</h3>
<pre>
@@ -626,7 +628,9 @@
model a <a href="random-concepts.html#random-dist">random distribution</a>.
The returned floating-point values <code>x</code> satisfy <code>a <= x
<= c</code>; <code>x</code> has a triangle distribution, where
- <code>b</code> is the most probable value for <code>x</code>.</p>
+ <code>b</code> is the most probable value for <code>x</code>.
+ Each invocation of the UniformRandomNumberGenerator shall result in a
+ floating-point value in the range [0,1). </p>
<h3>Members</h3>
<pre>
@@ -665,7 +669,9 @@
model a <a href="random-concepts.html#random-dist">random distribution</a>.
Such a distribution produces random numbers x > 0 distributed with
probability density function p(x) = lambda * exp(-lambda * x), where lambda
- is the parameter of the distribution.</p>
+ is the parameter of the distribution.
+ Each invocation of the UniformRandomNumberGenerator shall result in a
+ floating-point value in the range [0,1). </p>
<h3>Members</h3>
<pre>
@@ -715,7 +721,8 @@
a distribution produces random numbers x distributed with probability
density function p(x) = 1/sqrt(2*pi*sigma) * exp(- (x-mean)<sup>2</sup> /
(2*sigma<sup>2</sup>) ), where mean and sigma are the parameters of the
- distribution.</p>
+ distribution. Each invocation of the UniformRandomNumberGenerator shall
+ result in a floating-point value in the range [0,1).</p>
<h3>Members</h3>
<pre>
@@ -770,7 +777,9 @@
* sqrt(2*pi)) * exp( -(log(x)-normal_mean)<sup>2</sup> /
(2*normal_sigma<sup>2</sup>) ) for x > 0, where normal_mean =
log(mean<sup>2</sup>/sqrt(sigma<sup>2</sup> + mean<sup>2</sup>)) and
- normal_sigma = sqrt(log(1 + sigma<sup>2</sup>/mean<sup>2</sup>)).</p>
+ normal_sigma = sqrt(log(1 + sigma<sup>2</sup>/mean<sup>2</sup>)).
+ Each invocation of the UniformRandomNumberGenerator shall result in a
+ floating-point value in the range [0,1). </p>
<h3>Members</h3>
<pre>
@@ -813,7 +822,9 @@
sphere of arbitrary dimension <code>dim</code>. The <code>Cont</code>
template parameter must be a STL-like container type with
<code>begin</code> and <code>end</code> operations returning non-const
- ForwardIterators of type <code>Cont::iterator</code>.</p>
+ ForwardIterators of type <code>Cont::iterator</code>.
+ Each invocation of the UniformRandomNumberGenerator shall result in a
+ floating-point value in the range [0,1). </p>
<h3>Members</h3>
<pre>
@@ -832,7 +843,7 @@
<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" s-type="EDITED" s-format="%d %B, %Y" startspan
-->05
December, 2006<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="38516" --></p>
- <p><i>Copyright © 2000-2004 <a href=
+ <p><i>Copyright © 2000-2007 <a href=
"../../people/jens_maurer.htm">Jens Maurer</a></i></p>
<p><i>Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
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