Documentation fix for random.gauss #24935
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Keep the documentation of random.gauss and random.normalvariate in line, because they represent the same thing. The current state of calling the one "Gaussian distribution" and the other "Normal distribution" can cause confusion. They are both the same distribution.
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| Gaussian distribution. *mu* is the mean, and *sigma* is the standard | |||
| Normal distribution. *mu* is the mean, and *sigma* is the standard | |||
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Perhaps add something like, "Normal distribution, also called the Gaussian distribution."
Since the function is called "gauss", the docs should at least reference the name.
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Would you suggest having that also in random.normalvariate or only in random.gauss?
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Keep the documentation of random.gauss and random.normalvariate in line, because they represent the same thing. The current state of calling the one "Gaussian distribution" and the other "Normal distribution" can cause confusion. They are both the same distribution.