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package org.apache.commons.math4.random;

import org.apache.commons.math4.util.FastMath;
import org.apache.commons.rng.UniformRandomProvider;

/**
 * This class implements a normalized uniform random generator.
 *
 * <p>
 * It generates values from a uniform distribution with mean
 * equal to 0 and standard deviation equal to 1.
 * Generated values fall in the range \( [-\sqrt{3}, +\sqrt{3}] \).
 * </p>
 *
 * @since 1.2
 */
public class UniformRandomGenerator implements NormalizedRandomGenerator {
    /** Square root of three. */
    private static final double SQRT3 = FastMath.sqrt(3);
    /** Underlying generator. */
    private final UniformRandomProvider generator;

    /**
     * Creates a new generator.
     *
     * @param generator Underlying random generator.
     */
    public UniformRandomGenerator(UniformRandomProvider generator) {
        this.generator = generator;
    }

    /**
     * Generates a random scalar with zero mean and unit standard deviation.
     *
     * @return a random scalar in the range \( [-\sqrt{3}, +\sqrt{3}] \).
     */
    @Override
    public double nextNormalizedDouble() {
        return SQRT3 * (2 * generator.nextDouble() - 1);
    }
}