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gh-104337: Clarify random.gammavariate doc entry by terryjreedy · Pull Request #104410 · python/cpython · GitHub

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9 changes: 6 additions & 3 deletions Doc/library/random.rst
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.. function:: gammavariate(alpha, beta)

Gamma distribution. (*Not* the gamma function!) Conditions on the
parameters are ``alpha > 0`` and ``beta > 0``.
Gamma distribution. (*Not* the gamma function!) The shape and
scale parameters, *alpha* and *beta*, must have positive values.
(Calling conventions vary and some sources define 'beta'
as the inverse of the scale).

The probability distribution function is::

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.. function:: gauss(mu=0.0, sigma=1.0)

Normal distribution, also called the Gaussian distribution. *mu* is the mean,
Normal distribution, also called the Gaussian distribution.
*mu* is the mean,
and *sigma* is the standard deviation. This is slightly faster than
the :func:`normalvariate` function defined below.

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