Opus5
Interface RandomVariable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExponentialRV, UniformRV, SimpleRV

public interface RandomVariable

Encapsulates methods common to all random variables.

Version:

$Id: RandomVariable.java,v 3.1 1998/07/28 01:32:17 brpreiss Exp $

Author:

Bruno R. Preiss, P.Eng.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

copyright

Method Summary

double

nextDouble() Returns a random numbers.

Field Detail

copyright

public static final java.lang.String copyright

Method Detail

nextDouble

public double nextDouble()

Returns a random numbers. The distribution of the random numbers returns is determined by the type (class) of random variable implemented.

Returns:

A random number.

See Also:

RandomNumberGenerator, SimpleRV, UniformRV, ExponentialRV