Developer Reference for Intel® oneAPI Math Kernel Library for C

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Date 3/22/2024
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vRngUniform Continuous Distribution Generators

Generates random numbers with uniform distribution.

Syntax

status = vsRngUniform( method, stream, n, r, a, b );

status = vdRngUniform( method, stream, n, r, a, b );

Include Files

  • mkl.h

Description

The vRngUniform function generates random numbers uniformly distributed over the interval [a, b), where a, b are the left and right bounds of the interval, respectively, and a, bR ; a < b.

The probability density function is given by:


Equation

The cumulative distribution function is as follows:


Equation

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Input Parameters

Name

Type

Description

method

const MKL_INT

Generation method; the specific values are as follows:

VSL_RNG_METHOD_UNIFORM_STD
VSL_RNG_METHOD_UNIFORM_STD_ACCURATE

Standard method.

stream

VSLStreamStatePtr

Pointer to the stream state structure

n

const MKL_INT

Number of random values to be generated.

a

const float for vsRngUniform

const double for vdRngUniform

Left bound a.

b

const float for vsRngUniform

const double for vdRngUniform

Right bound b.

Output Parameters

Name

Type

Description

r

float* for vsRngUniform

double* for vdRngUniform

Vector of n random numbers uniformly distributed over the interval [a,b)

Return Values

VSL_ERROR_OK, VSL_STATUS_OK

Indicates no error, execution is successful.

VSL_ERROR_NULL_PTR

stream is a NULL pointer.

VSL_RNG_ERROR_BAD_STREAM

stream is not a valid random stream.

VSL_RNG_ERROR_BAD_UPDATE

Callback function for an abstract BRNG returns an invalid number of updated entries in a buffer, that is, < 0 or > nmax .

VSL_RNG_ERROR_NO_NUMBERS

Callback function for an abstract BRNG returns 0 as the number of updated entries in a buffer.

VSL_RNG_ERROR_QRNG_PERIOD_ELAPSED

Period of the generator has been exceeded.

VSL_RNG_ERROR_NONDETERM_NRETRIES_EXCEEDED

Number of retries to generate a random number by using non-deterministic random number generator exceeds threshold.

VSL_RNG_ERROR_ARS5_NOT_SUPPORTED

ARS-5 random number generator is not supported on the CPU running the application.