Command: CreateRNG

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Name:
CreateRNG - Create a new random generator 
Synopsis:
GeneratorType int CreateRNG -> rangen
Description:
Create a new random generator of a given type and seed 
it.  See rngdict for the available generators, and the GNU Scientific
Library documentation for details on the generators.  All random generators 
produce numbers uniformly distributed on [0, 1).
Parameters:
GeneratorType - any generator type found in rngdict
int - seed, a positive integer
Examples:
SLI ] rngdict /knuthran get 3456 CreateRNG /krng Set
SLI ] krng drand =
0.23456
References:
GNU Scienctific Library, http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl
SeeAlso:rngdict rdevdict CreateRDV seed drand irand
Source:
 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/librandom.sli

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