Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3888: Generation of two-parameter Gamma variates

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3888: Generation of two-parameter Gamma variates
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-06-22 16:12:30

#3888: Generation of two-parameter Gamma variates
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  Reporter:  Marco Guazzone <marco.guazzone@…>          |       Owner:  no-maintainer
      Type:  Bugs                                       |      Status:  new          
 Milestone:  Boost 1.42.0                               |   Component:  random       
   Version:  Boost 1.41.0                               |    Severity:  Problem      
Resolution:                                             |    Keywords:               
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Comment (by steven_watanabe):

 Might I point out that **Exp(1/scale) ~ scale*Exp(1)**. In fact this is
 how Exp is implemented anyway.  We probably lose slightly less accuracy by
 multiplying.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3888#comment:2>
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