RandStream.list

List random number generator algorithms

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RandStream.list

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RandStream.list lists all the generator algorithms that can be used when creating a random number stream with RandStream or RandStream.create.

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Random Number Generator Algorithms

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	219937-1
dsfmt19937	SIMD-oriented fast Mersenne twister	No	219937-1
mcg16807	Multiplicative congruential generator	No	231-2
mlfg6331_64	Multiplicative lagged Fibonacci generator	Yes	2124 (251 streams of length 272)
mrg32k3a	Combined multiple recursive generator	Yes	2191 (263 streams of length 2127)
philox4x32_10	Philox 4x32 generator with 10 rounds	Yes	2193 (264 streams of length 2129)
threefry4x64_20	Threefry 4x64 generator with 20 rounds	Yes	2514 (2256 streams of length 2258)
shr3cong	Shift-register generator summed with linear congruential generator	No	264
swb2712	Modified subtract with borrow generator	No	21492

See Choosing a Random Number Generator for details about these generator algorithms.

References

[1] See http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/emt.html for a full description of the Mersenne twister algorithm.