src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/random/NormalizedRandomGenerator.java


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package org.apache.commons.math3.random;

/**
 * This interface represent a normalized random generator for scalars. Normalized generator provide
 * null mean and unit standard deviation scalars.
 *
 * @since 1.2
 */
public interface NormalizedRandomGenerator {

    /**
     * Generate a random scalar with null mean and unit standard deviation.
     *
     * <p>This method does <strong>not</strong> specify the shape of the distribution, it is the
     * implementing class that provides it. The only contract here is to generate numbers with null
     * mean and unit standard deviation.
     *
     * @return a random scalar with null mean and unit standard deviation
     */
    double nextNormalizedDouble();
}