mlx.core.random.normal#
- normal(shape: Sequence[int] = [], dtype: Dtype | None = float32, loc: float = 0.0, scale: float = 1.0, key: array | None = None, stream: None | Stream | Device = None) array#
Generate normally distributed random numbers.
- Parameters:
shape (list(int), optional) – Shape of the output. Default is
().dtype (Dtype, optional) – Type of the output. Default is
float32.loc (float, optional) – Mean of the distribution. Default is
0.0.scale (float, optional) – Standard deviation of the distribution. Default is
1.0.key (array, optional) – A PRNG key. Default: None.
- Returns:
The output array of random values.
- Return type: