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From: gautier_niouzes@hotmail.com (Gautier)
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Subject: Re: Discrete random with given distribution ?
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> >    F := FR.Random;

Jeffrey Carter:

> This can never return C. F <= 1.0, and for many generators, F < 1.0.
> Also, if F = 0.9, this returns A.
> 
> I suspect you need
> 
> F < Threshold (I)

I'm afraid this is not the main problem, since the probability of
F obtaining any value (-12.0, 0.6 or 1.0) is 0...

G.