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authorElizabeth Hunt <elizabeth.hunt@simponic.xyz>2024-03-06 14:35:04 -0700
committerElizabeth Hunt <elizabeth.hunt@simponic.xyz>2024-03-06 14:35:04 -0700
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+export const normalRandom = (mean: number, stdDev: number, maxStdDevs = 2) => {
+ const [u, v] = [0, 0].map(() => Math.random() + 1e-12);
+ const normal =
+ mean + stdDev * Math.sqrt(-2.0 * Math.log(u)) * Math.cos(2.0 * Math.PI * v);
+ return Math.min(
+ mean + maxStdDevs * stdDev,
+ Math.max(mean - maxStdDevs * stdDev, normal),
+ );
+};