Returns a pseudo-random number from a normal distribution (a bell curve). You can control the center of the bell curve (the mean value) and the overall width (sigma, or standard deviation).
x = RandomGenerator:randomNormal(sigma, mu)
Arguments
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
| sigma | number | 1 |
The standard deviation of the distribution. This can be thought of how "wide" the range of numbers is or how much variability there is.
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| mu | number | 0 |
The average value returned.
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Returns
| Name | Type | Description |
| x | number |
A normally distributed pseudo-random number.
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See also