// Copyright 2020 Google LLC // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. #import /** * Generate a random value following Gaussian distribution using the mean and the deviation values * provided. This uses the Box-Mueller transform to implement the distribution. * Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box%E2%80%93Muller_transform * * @param mean Mean value to be used for the random number generation. * @param deviation Deviation from the mean value that is acceptable. * @return The random value that obeys the Gaussian distribution. */ extern CGFloat randomGaussianValueWithMeanAndDeviation(CGFloat mean, CGFloat deviation);