# Random gauss numbers?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-gauss-numbers/49118>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 30, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-gauss-numbers/49118 "2005-11-30T04:29:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![uval](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/49beb7/32.png) [@uval](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/uval)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-gauss-numbers/49118/1 "2005-11-30T04:29:18Z")

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Hello all,

how can I generate random Gaussian distributed numbers?  
something like Gauss(mean, sigma)

thx in advance

Daniel

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**Author:** ![uval](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/49beb7/32.png) [@uval](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/uval)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-gauss-numbers/49118/2 "2005-11-30T04:37:21Z")

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> **[Generating Gaussian Random Numbers, Taygeta Scientific Inc.](https://www.taygeta.com/random/gaussian.html)**
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> We provide servies in scientific computing, mathematics, simulation, data analysis and embedded system development

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**Author:** ![uval](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/49beb7/32.png) [@uval](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/uval)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 5:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-gauss-numbers/49118/3 "2005-11-30T05:49:57Z")

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The link below contains an ruby implementation of the Box-Muller method  
for normal distribution:

[http://users.rcn.com/m3ha11/ruby/Rand.rb](http://users.rcn.com/m3ha11/ruby/Rand.rb)