[rand.dist.pois.exp]

An exponential_distribution random number distribution produces random numbers

x > 0

distributed according to the probability density function

p (x | λ) = λ e^{- λ x} .

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namespace std { template<class RealType = double> class exponential_distribution { public: // types using result_type = RealType; using param_type = unspecified; // constructors and reset functions exponential_distribution() : exponential_distribution(1.0) {} explicit exponential_distribution(RealType lambda); explicit exponential_distribution(const param_type& parm); void reset(); // equality operators friend bool operator==(const exponential_distribution& x, const exponential_distribution& y); // generating functions template<class URBG> result_type operator()(URBG& g); template<class URBG> result_type operator()(URBG& g, const param_type& parm); // property functions RealType lambda() const; param_type param() const; void param(const param_type& parm); result_type min() const; result_type max() const; // inserters and extractors template<class charT, class traits> friend basic_ostream<charT, traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT, traits>& os, const exponential_distribution& x); template<class charT, class traits> friend basic_istream<charT, traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<charT, traits>& is, exponential_distribution& x); }; }

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Preconditions:

0 < lambda

.

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Remarks: lambda corresponds to the parameter of the distribution.

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Returns: The value of the lambda parameter with which the object was constructed.

28 Numerics library [numerics]

28.5 Random number generation [rand]

28.5.9 Random number distribution class templates [rand.dist]

28.5.9.4 Poisson distributions [rand.dist.pois]

28.5.9.4.2 Class template exponential_distribution [rand.dist.pois.exp]