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    017
    018    package org.apache.commons.math.random;
    019
    020    /**
    021     * This interface represent a normalized random generator for
    022     * scalars.
    023     * Normalized generator provide null mean and unit standard deviation scalars.
    024     * @version $Revision: 811786 $ $Date: 2009-09-06 11:36:08 +0200 (dim. 06 sept. 2009) $
    025     * @since 1.2
    026     */
    027    public interface NormalizedRandomGenerator {
    028
    029      /** Generate a random scalar with null mean and unit standard deviation.
    030       * <p>This method does <strong>not</strong> specify the shape of the
    031       * distribution, it is the implementing class that provides it. The
    032       * only contract here is to generate numbers with null mean and unit
    033       * standard deviation.</p>
    034       * @return a random scalar with null mean and unit standard deviation
    035       */
    036      double nextNormalizedDouble();
    037
    038    }