# Command: rdevdict

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Name:

    rdevdict - dictionary with random deviate generator types

Description:

      rdevdict contains the random deviate generators available.
      Deviate generators can be used to draw random numbers with,
      e.g., normal or binomial distributions.

       To see which RDVs are available in rdevdict use:
      rdevdict info
       To extract one specific rdv from the dictionary use:
      rdevdict /rdvname get
       To make all deviates permanetly available type

      rdevdict begin

Remarks:

    See librandom/random_numbers.cpp for implementation.

References:

    GNU Scientific Library, http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl

SeeAlso:

- CreateRDV
- Random
- RandomArray

Source:

    /opt/conda/conda-bld/nest_1512421404550/work/nest-2.12.0/lib/sli/librandom.sli

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