Syntax: GENERATE x min inc ,, npts If the increment and the number of points are given, the formula: x[i] = min + (i-1)*inc for 1 <= i <= npts is applied directly. For example, after the command: GENERATE X -1 .5 ,, 4 X = [-1; -0.5; 0; 0.5]
Syntax: GENERATE x min ,, max npts If maximum value and the number of points are given, the increment is calculated: inc = ( max - min )/( npts - 1 ) and then the formula: x[i] = min + (i-1)*inc for 1 <= i <= npts For example, after the command: GENERATE X -1 ,, 2 4 X = [-1; 0; 1; 2]
Syntax: GENERATE x min inc max If the increment and the maximum value are given, the number of points will be ignored. The formula: x[i] = min + (i-1)*inc for i=[1;2;3;...] will be applied until the next value would be greater than the specified maximum. If the calculated maximum is different than the given maximum, a warning message will be displayed on the terminal screen. The calculated maximum will be the last value stored in the vector.
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Syntax: GENERATE\RANDOM x min max npts If the \RANDOM qualifier is used, x will be filled with npts random numbers that fall between min and max. No increment should be given. For example, after the command: GENERATE\RANDON X 1 2 5 X = [1.198525; 1.897874; 1.238289; 1.367985; 1.381705]