RandStream.list - Random number generator algorithms

Class

RandStream

Syntax

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.