| PackageDescription | CPAN contains many modules for generating random numbers in various ways
and from various probability distributions using pseudo-random number
generation algorithms or other entropy sources. (The the /"SEE ALSO"
manpage section has some examples.) Unfortunately, no standard interface
exists across these modules. This module defines an abstract interface for
random number generation. Subclasses of this model will implement specific
types of random number generators or will wrap existing random number
generators.
This consistency will come at the cost of some efficiency, but will enable
generic routines to be written that can manipulate any provided random
number generator that adheres to the interface. E.g., a stochastic
simulation could take a number of user-supplied parameters, each of which
is a Math::Random::OO subclass object and which represent a stochastic
variable with a particular probability distribution. |