Talk:cpp/numeric/random/gamma distribution

Perhaps beta should be renamed to theta to make the notation compatible with both the external link and Wikipedia. 157.193.240.1 03:00, 23 May 2016 (PDT)


 * α,β are the names used for the parameters in the C++ standard in 26.6.8.4.3[rand.dist.pois.gamma], and they are fixed as the names of the member functions and . But I agree, it is certainly worth making a note here that other sources refer to the parameters as α,θ (Wolfram) or k,θ (Wikipedia and boost.math) --Cubbi (talk) 06:29, 23 May 2016 (PDT)