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}
/**
* Gamma(shape, 1) draw via Marsaglia & Tsang (2000), "A Simple Method for
* Generating Gamma Variables", ACM TOMS 26(3).
*
* The method is defined for shape >= 1; for shape < 1 we use the standard
* boost identity G(a) = G(a+1) * U^(1/a).
*
* @param {() => number} rng
* @param {number} shape Must be > 0.
* @returns {number}
*/
export function gammaSample(rng, shape) {
if (!(shape > 0)) throw new RangeError(`gammaSample: shape must be > 0, got ${shape}`);
if (shape < 1) {
const u = Math.max(rng(), Number.MIN_VALUE);Exact original notation
boost identity G(a) = G(a+1) * U^(1/a).