From: Dan Zwell <dzwell@...>
Date: 2007-05-23T04:55:02+09:00
Subject: Re: Uniform Random Number Generator

Roland Mai wrote:
> I need a random number generator that generates random numbers with a
> uniform distribution.
> 
> I am not sure what rand does in ruby and I can't seem to find it online
> either. My initial assumption is that it follows a uniform distribution, 
> but
> I can't tell.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 

Well, I would think that by definition it has a uniform distribution. 
Can you give an example of a RNG that does not have a uniform distribution?