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pub struct Normal { /* private fields */ }
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The normal distribution N(mean, std_dev**2).

This uses the ZIGNOR variant of the Ziggurat method, see StandardNormal for more details.

Note that StandardNormal is an optimised implementation for mean 0, and standard deviation 1.

Example

use rand::distributions::{Normal, Distribution};

// mean 2, standard deviation 3
let normal = Normal::new(2.0, 3.0);
let v = normal.sample(&mut rand::thread_rng());
println!("{} is from a N(2, 9) distribution", v)

Implementations

Construct a new Normal distribution with the given mean and standard deviation.

Panics

Panics if std_dev < 0.

Trait Implementations

Returns a copy of the value. Read more

Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more

Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

Generate a random value of T, using rng as the source of randomness.

Create an iterator that generates random values of T, using rng as the source of randomness. Read more

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Performs the conversion.

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