Command: CreateRNG

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Name:
CreateRNG - Create a new random generator
Synopsis:
GeneratorType int CreateRNG -> rangen
Examples:
SLI ] rngdict /knuthran get 3456 CreateRNG /krng Set
SLI ] krng drand =
0.23456
Description:
Create a new random generator of a given type and seed
it. See rngdict for the available generators, and the GNU Scientific
Library documentation for details on the generators. All random generators
produce numbers uniformly distributed on [0, 1).
Parameters:
GeneratorType - any generator type found in rngdict
int - seed, a positive integer
References:
GNU Scienctific Library, http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl
SeeAlso:
Source:
/var/www/debian/nest/nest-simulator-2.20.0/lib/sli/librandom.sli
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