random_sample

class brainpy.math.random.random_sample(size=None, key=None)

Return random floats in the half-open interval [0.0, 1.0).

Results are from the “continuous uniform” distribution over the stated interval. To sample \(Unif[a, b), b > a\) multiply the output of random_sample by (b-a) and add a:

(b - a) * random_sample() + a

Note

New code should use the random method of a default_rng() instance instead; please see the random-quick-start.

Parameters:

size (int or tuple of ints, optional) – Output shape. If the given shape is, e.g., (m, n, k), then m * n * k samples are drawn. Default is None, in which case a single value is returned.

Returns:

out – Array of random floats of shape size (unless size=None, in which case a single float is returned).

Return type:

float or ndarray of floats

See also

Generator.random

which should be used for new code.

Examples

>>> import brainpy.math as bm
>>> bm.random.random_sample()
0.47108547995356098 # random
>>> type(bm.random.random_sample())
<class 'float'>
>>> bm.random.random_sample((5,))
array([ 0.30220482,  0.86820401,  0.1654503 ,  0.11659149,  0.54323428]) # random

Three-by-two array of random numbers from [-5, 0):

>>> 5 * bm.random.random_sample((3, 2)) - 5
array([[-3.99149989, -0.52338984], # random
       [-2.99091858, -0.79479508],
       [-1.23204345, -1.75224494]])