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Monte Carlo Pi Estimate in Rust
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extern crate rand; | |
use rand::Rng; | |
fn montecarlo_pi(trials: u32) -> f64 { | |
let mut count: u32 = 0; | |
let mut rng = rand::thread_rng(); | |
for _i in 1..trials { | |
let x: f64 = rng.gen::<f64>(); | |
let y: f64 = rng.gen::<f64>(); | |
let p: f64 = x * x + y * y; | |
if p < 1.0 { | |
count += 1; | |
} | |
} | |
let pi_est: f64 = (count as f64) * 4.0 / (trials as f64); | |
return pi_est; | |
} | |
fn main() { | |
let pi_est: f64 = montecarlo_pi(1000000); | |
println!("[1] {pi}", pi = pi_est); | |
} |
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