NAME

gauss_rand - Returns a Gaussian distributed, random number

SYNOPSIS

#include "m/m_random.h"

Example compile flags (system dependent):
  -DLINUX_386 -DLINUX_386_P4  
   -I/home/kobus/include
   -L/home/kobus/load/linux_386_p4 -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib
  -lKJB         -llapack -lblas -lg2c          -lXext -lX11 


double gauss_rand(void);

DESCRIPTION

This routine returns an approximately Gaussian distributed, random number, with mean zero and variance one. The random stream from kjb_rand() is used.

SEEALSO

kjb_rand

DISCLAIMER

This software is not adequatedly tested. It is recomended that results are checked independantly where appropriate.

AUTHOR

Kobus Barnard

DOCUMENTOR

Kobus Barnard

SEE ALSO

get_gauss_random_matrix , get_gauss_random_matrix_2 , get_gauss_random_vector , get_gauss_random_vector_2 , get_lookup_gauss_random_vector , gauss_rand_2 , lookup_gauss_rand