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normal

normal¶

Syntax¶

normal(mean, stdev)

Parameters¶

mean: Mean of the distribution.
stdev: Standard deviation of the distribution.

Returns¶

Returns a variate according to a normal distribution.

Description¶

Returns a variate of a normal distribution with a given mean and standard deviation. This action is often used to model waiting times.

Examples¶

The following state will make entering agents collectively wait with a normal distribution (mean = 10, stdev = 2) of individual hourly wait times:

state Demo {
    wait(normal(10, 2))
    next(Excluded)
}

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