list (RandStream) - Random number generator algorithms
Class
@RandStream
Syntax
RandStream.list
Description
RandStream.list lists all the generator
algorithms that may be used when creating a random number stream with RandStream or RandStream.create.
The available generator algorithms and their properties are given
in the following table.
| Keyword | Generator | Multiple Stream and Substream Support | Approximate Period In Full Precision |
|---|
| mt19937ar | Mersenne twister (used by default stream at MATLAB startup) | No |
 |
| mcg16807 | Multiplicative congruential generator | No |
 |
| mlfg6331_64 | Multiplicative lagged Fibonacci generator | Yes |
 |
| mrg32k3a | Combined multiple recursive generator | Yes |
 |
| shr3cong | Shift-register generator summed with linear congruential generator | No |
 |
| swb2712 | Modified subtract with borrow generator | No |
 |
For a full description of the Mersenne twister algorithm, see http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/emt.html.
All of the generator and transformation algorithms that were
available in MATLAB versions 7.6 and earlier are available in
the current version. To create random streams that are equivalent
to the legacy generators without entering into legacy mode, use the
following syntaxes:
| Legacy mode | RandStream
syntax |
|---|
| rand('seed',0) | (RandStream('mcg16807', 'Seed',0)) |
| rand('state'0) | (RandStream('swb2712','Seed',0)) |
| rand('twister',5489) | (RandStream('mt19937ar', 'Seed', 5489)) |
| randn('seed',0) | (RandStream('mcg16807', 'Seed',0)) |
| randn('state',0) | (RandStream('shr3cong')) |
For more information on compatibility issues with MATLAB versions
7.6 and earlier, see Legacy Mode in the MATLAB Mathematics documentation.
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