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Sampling from a Distribution

Name​

UxHwDoubleSample, UxHwFloatSample — Return a sample from the distribution.

Synopsis​

#include <uxhw.h>

double  UxHwDoubleSample(double value);
float   UxHwFloatSample(float value);

Description​

The UxHwDoubleSample() function, on architectures that associate distributional information with floating-point values, draws a sample from the distribution associated with value and returns it.

Parameters​

  • value — The distributional value to draw a sample from.

Return Values​

The UxHwDoubleSample() function returns a sample from the distribution value. If value has no distribution associated with it, it returns value.

✏️   Examples​

#include <stdio.h>
#include <uxhw.h>

int
main(void)
{
    double  a = UxHwDoubleUniformDist(10.0, 20.0);
    double  sample = UxHwDoubleSample(a);

    printf("Sample of %lf is %lf\n", a, sample);

    return 0;
}