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GRAND

 

Syntax: @GRAND

@GRAND returns a 12th-degree binomial approximation to a Gaussian random number. A set of these numbers will approximate a normal (bell-shaped) distribution with a mean of 0 and a variance of 1. The number will change with every recalculation.

Examples:

@GRAND = 1.2255531

@GRAND = 1.5264478

@GRAND = -0.98732934


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999