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random_triangular: sqrt() is more accurate than **0.5
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rhettinger committed Sep 4, 2017
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Expand Up @@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def triangular(self, low=0.0, high=1.0, mode=None):
u = 1.0 - u
c = 1.0 - c
low, high = high, low
return low + (high - low) * (u * c) ** 0.5
return low + (high - low) * _sqrt(u * c)

## -------------------- normal distribution --------------------

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