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<h2><span class="refentrytitle">Class template discrete_distribution</span></h2>
<p>boost::random::discrete_distribution</p>
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<h2 xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv-title">Synopsis</h2>
<div xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv"><pre class="synopsis"><span class="comment">// In header: &lt;<a class="link" href="../../boost_random/reference.html#header.boost.random.discrete_distribution_hpp" title="Header &lt;boost/random/discrete_distribution.hpp&gt;">boost/random/discrete_distribution.hpp</a>&gt;

</span><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> IntType <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> WeightType <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> 
<span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a> <span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">public</span><span class="special">:</span>
  <span class="comment">// types</span>
  <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">WeightType</span> <a name="boost.random.discrete_distribution.input_type"></a><span class="identifier">input_type</span><span class="special">;</span> 
  <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">IntType</span>    <a name="boost.random.discrete_distribution.result_type"></a><span class="identifier">result_type</span><span class="special">;</span>

  <span class="comment">// member classes/structs/unions</span>

  <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <span class="special">{</span>
  <span class="keyword">public</span><span class="special">:</span>
    <span class="comment">// types</span>
    <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#boost.random.discrete_distribution.param_type.distribution_type"><span class="identifier">distribution_type</span></a><span class="special">;</span>

    <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#boost.random.discrete_distribution.param_typeconstruct-copy-destruct">construct/copy/destruct</a></span>
    <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#id1363175-bb"><span class="identifier">param_type</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
    <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> Iter<span class="special">&gt;</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#id1363228-bb"><span class="identifier">param_type</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Iter</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Iter</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
    <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#id1363261-bb"><span class="identifier">param_type</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">initializer_list</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">WeightType</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
    <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> Range<span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">explicit</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#id1363278-bb"><span class="identifier">param_type</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">Range</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
    <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> Func<span class="special">&gt;</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#id1363300-bb"><span class="identifier">param_type</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Func</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>

    <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#id1363159-bb">public member functions</a></span>
    <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">vector</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">WeightType</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#id1363162-bb"><span class="identifier">probabilities</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>

    <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#id1363400-bb">friend functions</a></span>
    <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> CharT<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> Traits<span class="special">&gt;</span> 
      <span class="keyword">friend</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_ostream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">CharT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Traits</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> 
      <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#id1363403-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_ostream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">CharT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Traits</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
    <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> CharT<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> Traits<span class="special">&gt;</span> 
      <span class="keyword">friend</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_istream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">CharT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Traits</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> 
      <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#id1363446-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">&gt;&gt;</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_istream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">CharT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Traits</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
    <span class="keyword">friend</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#id1363489-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">==</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
    <span class="keyword">friend</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html#id1363519-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">!=</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="special">}</span><span class="special">;</span>

  <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#boost.random.discrete_distributionconstruct-copy-destruct">construct/copy/destruct</a></span>
  <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363722-bb"><span class="identifier">discrete_distribution</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> Iter<span class="special">&gt;</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363775-bb"><span class="identifier">discrete_distribution</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Iter</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Iter</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363814-bb"><span class="identifier">discrete_distribution</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">initializer_list</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">WeightType</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> Range<span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">explicit</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363856-bb"><span class="identifier">discrete_distribution</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">Range</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> Func<span class="special">&gt;</span> 
    <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363884-bb"><span class="identifier">discrete_distribution</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Func</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">explicit</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363992-bb"><span class="identifier">discrete_distribution</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>

  <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363561-bb">public member functions</a></span>
  <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> URNG<span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">IntType</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363565-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">URNG</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> URNG<span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">IntType</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363596-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">URNG</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363630-bb"><span class="identifier">min</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363642-bb"><span class="identifier">max</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">vector</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">WeightType</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363654-bb"><span class="identifier">probabilities</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363675-bb"><span class="identifier">param</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">void</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363688-bb"><span class="identifier">param</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">void</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1363709-bb"><span class="identifier">reset</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>

  <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1364015-bb">friend functions</a></span>
  <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> CharT<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> Traits<span class="special">&gt;</span> 
    <span class="keyword">friend</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_ostream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">CharT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Traits</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> 
    <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1364018-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_ostream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">CharT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Traits</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">,</span> 
               <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> CharT<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> Traits<span class="special">&gt;</span> 
    <span class="keyword">friend</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_istream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">CharT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Traits</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> 
    <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1364061-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">&gt;&gt;</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_istream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">CharT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Traits</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">,</span> 
               <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">friend</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1364104-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">==</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">,</span> 
                         <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">friend</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html#id1364136-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">!=</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">,</span> 
                         <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span><span class="special">;</span></pre></div>
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<a name="id2939369"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p>The class <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a></code> models a  <a class="link" href="../../boost_random/reference.html#boost_random.reference.concepts.random_distribution" title="Random Distribution">random distribution</a> . It produces integers in the range [0, n) with the probability of producing each value is specified by the parameters of the distribution. </p>
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<a name="boost.random.discrete_distributionconstruct-copy-destruct"></a><code class="computeroutput">discrete_distribution</code> 
        public
       construct/copy/destruct</h3>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="id1363722-bb"></a><span class="identifier">discrete_distribution</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Creates a new <code class="computeroutput"><code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a></code></code> object that has <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../../images/random/form_3.png"></span> and <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../../images/random/form_4.png"></span>. </p>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> Iter<span class="special">&gt;</span> <a name="id1363775-bb"></a><span class="identifier">discrete_distribution</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Iter</span> first<span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Iter</span> last<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Constructs a <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a></code> from an iterator range. If <code class="computeroutput">first</code> == <code class="computeroutput">last</code>, equivalent to the default constructor. Otherwise, the values of the range represent weights for the possible values of the distribution. </p>
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<p>Constructs a <code class="computeroutput"><code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a></code></code> from a <code class="computeroutput">std::initializer_list</code>. If the <code class="computeroutput">initializer_list</code> is empty, equivalent to the default constructor. Otherwise, the values of the <code class="computeroutput">initializer_list</code> represent weights for the possible values of the distribution. For example, given the distribution</p>
<pre class="programlisting"> discrete_distribution&lt;&gt; dist{1, 4, 5};
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<p>The probability of a 0 is 1/10, the probability of a 1 is 2/5, the probability of a 2 is 1/2, and no other values are possible. </p>
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<p>Constructs a <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a></code> from a Boost.Range range. If the range is empty, equivalent to the default constructor. Otherwise, the values of the range represent weights for the possible values of the distribution. </p>
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<p>Constructs a <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a></code> that approximates a function. If nw is zero, equivalent to the default constructor. Otherwise, the range of the distribution is [0, nw), and the weights are found by calling fw with values evenly distributed between <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../../images/random/form_5.png"></span> and <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../../images/random/form_6.png"></span>, where <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../../images/random/form_7.png"></span>. </p>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">explicit</span> <a name="id1363992-bb"></a><span class="identifier">discrete_distribution</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> param<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Constructs a <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a></code> from its parameters. </p>
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<p>Returns a value distributed according to the parameters of the <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a></code>. </p>
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  <span class="identifier">IntType</span> <a name="id1363596-bb"></a><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">URNG</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> urng<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution/param_type.html" title="Class param_type">param_type</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> param<span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Returns a value distributed according to the parameters specified by param. </p>
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<p>Returns the smallest value that the distribution can produce. </p>
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<p>Returns the largest value that the distribution can produce. </p>
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<p>Returns a vector containing the probabilities of each value of the distribution. For example, given</p>
<pre class="programlisting"> discrete_distribution&lt;&gt; dist = { 1, 4, 5 };
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<p>the vector, p will contain {0.1, 0.4, 0.5}. </p>
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<p>Returns the parameters of the distribution. </p>
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<p>Sets the parameters of the distribution. </p>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">void</span> <a name="id1363709-bb"></a><span class="identifier">reset</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Effects: Subsequent uses of the distribution do not depend on values produced by any engine prior to invoking reset. </p>
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  <span class="keyword">friend</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_ostream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">CharT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Traits</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> 
  <a name="id1364018-bb"></a><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_ostream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">CharT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Traits</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> os<span class="special">,</span> 
             <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> dd<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Writes a distribution to a <code class="computeroutput">std::ostream</code>. </p>
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  <span class="keyword">friend</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_istream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">CharT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Traits</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> 
  <a name="id1364061-bb"></a><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">&gt;&gt;</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">basic_istream</span><span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">CharT</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Traits</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> is<span class="special">,</span> 
             <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> dd<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Reads a distribution from a <code class="computeroutput">std::istream</code> </p>
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                       <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> rhs<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Returns true if the two distributions will return the same sequence of values, when passed equal generators. </p>
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                       <span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="discrete_distribution.html" title="Class template discrete_distribution">discrete_distribution</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> rhs<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Returns true if the two distributions may return different sequences of values, when passed equal generators. </p>
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