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changeset 11819:4bfc7d0c00e1 release-3-0-x
Extend explanation of randn's return value
author | Thomas Weber <thomas.weber.mail@gmail.com> |
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date | Sun, 18 May 2008 22:40:28 +0200 |
parents | 6a096d2e1a82 |
children | 7212edd02db1 |
files | src/ChangeLog src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/rand.cc |
diffstat | 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/src/ChangeLog +++ b/src/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2008-05-20 Thomas Weber <thomas.weber.mail@gmail.com> + + * DLD-FUNCTIONS/rand.cc: Doc fix. + 2008-08-19 David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr> * load-path.cc (load-path::do_find_dir (const std:string&) const)):
--- a/src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/rand.cc +++ b/src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/rand.cc @@ -471,8 +471,9 @@ @deftypefnx {Loadable Function} {} randn (@var{n}, @var{m})\n\ @deftypefnx {Loadable Function} {} randn (\"state\", @var{x})\n\ @deftypefnx {Loadable Function} {} randn (\"seed\", @var{x})\n\ -Return a matrix with normally distributed random elements. The\n\ -arguments are handled the same as the arguments for @code{rand}.\n\ +Return a matrix with normally distributed pseudo-random\n\ +elements having zero mean and variance one. The arguments are\n\ +handled the same as the arguments for @code{rand}.\n\ \n\ By default, @code{randn} uses a Marsaglia and Tsang Ziggurat technique to\n\ transform from a uniform to a normal distribution. (G. Marsaglia and\n\