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