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random-nums.js
function getUniformRandomNumber() {
return Math.random();
}
// Rate is the rate parameter of the exponential
// distribution. Typically denoted by lambda.
function getExponentialRandomNumber(rate) {
return Math.log(1 - Math.random()) / (−rate);
}
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