uniform distribution

Definition

continuous:
$f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{1}{b-a} & a \leq x \leq b \\ 0 & \text{otherwise}\end{cases}$

expected value

discrete: #incomplete

Notes

• notational: in cryptography taking from a uniform discrete random distribution may be denoted as x \xleftarrow{\ ParseError: Unexpected character: '\' at position 15: x \xleftarrow{\̲} A$

References

1. https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/396382/what-does-this-dollar-sign-over-arrow-in-function-mapping-mean