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Random number with custom distribution

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Subject: [mg107445] Random number with custom distribution
From: wiso <giurrero at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:08:16 -0500 (EST)

Dear experts, is there a simple way to generate a random sample of a
custom distribution? With Random I can generate random numbers
according to the predefined distribution (Uniform, Normal, ...) but
what about custom distribution (in my case a polynomial function)?

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