std::bernoulli_distribution
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std::bernoulli_distribution
 
 
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 Characteristics
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Defined in header 
 
 
<random> 
 class bernoulli_distribution;
 
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Produces random boolean values, according to the discrete probability function. The probability of true is
- P(b|p) =⎧
 ⎨
 ⎩p, if b is true
 1 − p, if b is false
std::bernoulli_distribution satisfies RandomNumberDistribution.
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result_type (C++11)
 bool
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[edit] Example
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#include <iomanip> #include <iostream> #include <map> #include <random> #include <string> int main() { std::random_device rd; std::mt19937 gen(rd()); // give "true" 1/4 of the time // give "false" 3/4 of the time std::bernoulli_distribution d(0.25); std::map <bool, int> hist; for (int n = 0; n < 10000; ++n) ++hist[d(gen)]; std::cout << std::boolalpha ; for (auto const& [key, value] : hist) std::cout << std::setw (5) << key << ' ' << std::string (value / 500, '*') << '\n'; }
Possible output:
false *************** true ****
[edit] External links
 Weisstein, Eric W. "Bernoulli Distribution." From MathWorld — A Wolfram Web Resource.