Command: rdevdict::exponential

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Name:
rdevdict::exponential - exponential random deviate generator
Description:
Generates exponentially distributed random numbers.
Negative values of lambda are allowed and generate a distribution
of negative numbers.

For lambda > 0:
p(x) = lambda exp(-lambda*x), for x >= 0
p(x) = 0, for x < 0

For lambda < 0:
p(x) = 0, for x > 0
p(x) = |lambda| exp ( -|lambda| |x| ), for x <= 0
Parameters:
lambda - rate parameter (default: 1.0)
Author:
Hans Ekkehard Plesser
SeeAlso:
Source:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/librandom/exp_randomdev.h
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