RosettaCodeData/Task/Random-numbers/C/random-numbers.c

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#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>
#ifndef M_PI
#define M_PI 3.14159265358979323846
#endif
double drand() /* uniform distribution, (0..1] */
{
return (rand()+1.0)/(RAND_MAX+1.0);
}
double random_normal() /* normal distribution, centered on 0, std dev 1 */
{
return sqrt(-2*log(drand())) * cos(2*M_PI*drand());
}
int main()
{
int i;
double rands[1000];
for (i=0; i<1000; i++)
rands[i] = 1.0 + 0.5*random_normal();
return 0;
}