1# rand_pcg
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11Implements a selection of PCG random number generators.
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13> PCG is a family of simple fast space-efficient statistically good algorithms
14> for random number generation. [Melissa O'Neill, Harvey Mudd College, 2014].
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16The PCG algorithms are not suitable for cryptographic uses, but perform well
17in statistical tests, use little memory and are fairly fast.
18See the [pcg-random website](http://www.pcg-random.org/).
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20This crate depends on [rand_core](https://crates.io/crates/rand_core) and is
21part of the [Rand project](https://github.com/rust-random/rand).
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23Links:
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25-   [API documentation (master)](https://rust-random.github.io/rand/rand_pcg)
26-   [API documentation (docs.rs)](https://docs.rs/rand_pcg)
27-   [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)
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30## Crate Features
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32`rand_pcg` is `no_std` compatible by default.
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34The `serde1` feature includes implementations of `Serialize` and `Deserialize`
35for the included RNGs.
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37## License
38
39`rand_pcg` is distributed under the terms of both the MIT license and the
40Apache License (Version 2.0).
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42See [LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) and [LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT), and
43[COPYRIGHT](COPYRIGHT) for details.
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