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GeneralDiscreteDistributionRandom Method (Double, Boolean)

Returns a random symbol within the given symbol probabilities.

Namespace:  Accord.Statistics.Distributions.Univariate
Assembly:  Accord.Statistics (in Accord.Statistics.dll) Version: 3.8.0
Syntax
public static int Random(
	double[] probabilities,
	bool log = false
)
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Parameters

probabilities
Type: SystemDouble
The probabilities for the discrete symbols.
log (Optional)
Type: SystemBoolean
Pass true if the probabilities vector contains log-probabilities instead of standard probabilities.

Return Value

Type: Int32
A random symbol within the given probabilities.
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