randn
randn([rng], [dims...])
Generate a normally-distributed random number with mean 0 and standard deviation 1. Optionally generate an array of normally-distributed random numbers.
Examples
julia> randn(3)
3-element Array{Float64,1}:
0.886264
0.951379
0.189251
julia> randn(1,1)
1x1 Array{Float64,2}:
-1.10013
julia> randn(10^1)
10-element Array{Float64,1}:
-0.582411
0.6569
-0.364627
-0.664332
2.31059
-1.29415
-0.324598
0.866415
0.199852
0.350528
julia> randn(10^2)
100-element Array{Float64,1}:
-0.564138
-0.290903
2.34801
1.15471
-1.96972
0.232324
-0.656563
-2.44173
1.20195
0.993468
0.867964
0.032737
0.33407
?
0.727052
0.984324
-0.627767
0.252516
0.382487
-0.5192
0.985186
0.322768
-0.506415
-0.994221
1.0927
-0.343862
See Also
bitrand, MersenneTwister, rand, randcycle, randexp, randexp!, randjump, randn, randn!, RandomDevice, randperm, randsubseq, randsubseq!, shuffle, srand,User Contributed Notes
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