Query: pgarandomflip
OS: debian
Section: 5
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PGARandomFlip(5) PGAPack PGARandomFlip(5)NAMEPGARandomFlip - flip a biased coin and return PGA_TRUE if the coin is a "winner."DESCRIPTIONOtherwise, return PGA_FALSE.INPUT PARAMETERSctx - context variable p - biased probability (.5 is a fair coin)OUTPUT PARAMETERSnoneSYNOPSIS#include "pgapack.h" int PGARandomFlip(ctx, p) PGAContext *ctx double pLOCATIONrandom.cEXAMPLEExample: To return PGA_TRUE approximately seventy percent of the time, use PGAContext *ctx; int p; : PGARandomFlip(ctx, 0.7) 05/01/95 PGARandomFlip(5)