[Python-ideas] Globally configurable random number generation
Sturla Molden
sturla.molden at gmail.com
Mon Sep 14 22:49:14 CEST 2015
On 14/09/15 21:25, Robert Kern wrote:
>> Which PCG would you recommend, by the way?
>
> Probably pcg64 (128-bit state, 64-bit output). Having the 64-bit output
> is nice so you only have to draw one value to make a uniform(0,1)
> double, and a period of 2**128 is nice and roomy without being
> excessively large.
Thanks :)
Sturla
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