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randomn( [seed=seed,] [dimensions])
Returns a double array with the specified
dimensions, filled with pseudo-random numbers with a
standard normal distribution (i.e., zero average and unit variance).
seed specifies a seed for the random numbers, and must be
non-zero. The same seed generates the same sequence of pseudo-random
numbers every time. Different seeds generate different sequences. If
you specify a seed but no dimensions, then the
seed is set and a scalar 1 is returned.
The method used to generate the pseudo-random numbers is Matsumoto and
Nishimura’s “Mersenne Twister” mt19937 generator. The period of this
generator is 2^19937 - 1, or about 1e6000.
Alias: random(/normal)
See also: random, randomb, randomu, Random Arrays