std::gamma_distribution

Since C++11

Header: <random>

Produces random positive floating-point values x, distributed according to probability density function:

# Declarations

template< class RealType = double >
class gamma_distribution;

(since C++11)

# Example

#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <random>
#include <string>
 
int main()
{
    std::random_device rd;
    std::mt19937 gen(rd());
 
    // A gamma distribution with alpha = 1, and beta = 2
    // approximates an exponential distribution.
    std::gamma_distribution<> d(1, 2);
 
    std::map<int, int> hist;
    for (int n = 0; n != 10000; ++n)
        ++hist[2 * d(gen)];
 
    for (auto const& [x, y] : hist)
        if (y / 100.0 > 0.5)
            std::cout << std::fixed << std::setprecision(1)
                      << x / 2.0 << '-' << (x + 1) / 2.0 << ' '
                      << std::string(y / 100, '*') << '\n';
}