# std::gamma_distribution

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Defined in header `<random>` |  |
template< class RealType = double > class gamma_distribution; |  | (since C++11)

Produces random positive floating-point values x, distributed according to probability density function:

  \(\mathsf{p}(x\mid\alpha,\beta) = \frac{e^{-x/\beta} }{\beta^\alpha\cdot\Gamma(\alpha)}\cdot x^{\alpha-1} \)P(x|α,β) =

  e-x/β
  βα · Γ(α)

  · xα-1

where α is known as the shape parameter and β is known as the scale parameter. The shape parameter is sometimes denoted by the letter k and the scale parameter is sometimes denoted by the letter θ.

For floating-point α, the value obtained is the sum of α independent exponentially distributed random variables, each of which has a mean of β

`std::gamma_distribution` satisfies RandomNumberDistribution

### Template parameters

RealType | - | The result type generated by the generator. The effect is undefined if this is not one of float, double, or long double.

### Member types

Member type | Definition
`result_type` | RealType
`param_type` | the type of the parameter set, see RandomNumberDistribution.

### Member functions

(constructor) | constructs new distribution (public member function)
reset | resets the internal state of the distribution (public member function)

##### Generation

operator() | generates the next random number in the distribution (public member function)

##### Characteristics

alpha beta | returns the distribution parameters (public member function)
param | gets or sets the distribution parameter object (public member function)
min | returns the minimum potentially generated value (public member function)
max | returns the maximum potentially generated value (public member function)

### Non-member functions

operator==operator!= | compares two distribution objects (function)
operator<<operator>> | performs stream input and output on pseudo-random number distribution (function template)

### Example

| This section is incomplete Reason: no example

### External links

Weisstein, Eric W. "Gamma Distribution." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource.

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