std::exponential_distribution

Since C++11

Header: <random>

Produces random non-negative floating-point values (\small x)x, distributed according to probability density function:

# Declarations

template< class RealType = double >
class exponential_distribution;

(since C++11)

# Notes

Some implementations may occasionally return infinity if RealType is float. This is LWG issue 2524.

# Example

#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <random>
#include <string>
 
int main()
{
    std::random_device rd;
    std::mt19937 gen(rd());
 
    // if particles decay once per second on average,
    // how much time, in seconds, until the next one?
    std::exponential_distribution<> d(1);
 
    std::map<int, int> hist;
    for (int n = 0; n != 10000; ++n)
        ++hist[2 * d(gen)];
 
    for (auto const& [x, y] : hist)
        std::cout << std::fixed << std::setprecision(1)
                  << x / 2.0 << '-' << (x + 1) / 2.0 << ' '
                  << std::string(y / 200, '*') << '\n';
}