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Generate random numbers

Generates random numbers using the current PRNG configuration. The distribution type and parameters are determined by the current configuration set with createPRNG() or updatePRNG() .

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Usage



generatePRNG(n)

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Parameters

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n
any
Number of random numbers to generate

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Returns

Numeric vector of length n with values from the configured distribution default PRNG (uniform 0-1) createPRNG()Generate 5 uniform random numbers generatePRNG(5)Switch to normal distribution updatePRNG(list(distribution = “normal”, normal_mean = 0, normal_sd = 1))Generate 5 normally distributed random numbers generatePRNG(5)

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Details

  • Thread safety: This function is fully thread-safe and will block until mutex
  • is acquired. When use_threading=TRUE is set in the configuration, it uses
  • thread-local storage for improved performance in multi-threaded environments.