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Random unit vector generation
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rand_unit.py
import random
import math
def random_unit_vector(n):
"""Return the components of a random unit vector in 'n' dimensions."""
result = [random.gauss(0, 1) for i in xrange(n)]
norm = math.sqrt(sum(x**2 for x in result))
result = [x / norm for x in result]
return result
if __name__ == '__main__':
print random_unit_vector(12)
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