Pulse Documentation

name: op-synth-uniform
description: Uniform real-valued samples in [min, max); default [0, 1).
kind: operator
category: SYNTH
operator: uniform
type: reference
applies_to: inspect, predict, manifest
examples_tags: [synth, distribution-shape]

Synth distributions emit per-row values; no Response.Components.

Use when

Draws numbers between a low and a high bound, every value equally likely, for flat filler columns or random noise.

Questions it answers:

• How do I fill a test column with random numbers between 0 and 100?
• How do I add flat random noise to a synthetic cohort?

Use something else:

• normal when values should cluster around a typical value.
• uniform_date when the field is a calendar date.

Params

Inputs

For u8–u64 fields each sample rounds to the nearest integer at write time (floor(v+0.5)).

Output

Per-row float64 sample min + U * (max - min) where U ~ Uniform[0, 1). Half-open by construction.

Gotchas

• max <= min → SERVICE_VALIDATION at spec parse.
• Half-open, but integer fields ROUND — max=10 over u8 can store 10 (any draw ≥ 9.5).
• For calendar dates use uniform_date — it parses ISO-8601 strings and is inclusive both ends.
• Default [0, 1) is the lingua franca for noise injection / jitter columns.

See

• pulse_examples_search tags=[synth]
• Skills: synthetic-data, op-synth-uniform-date, op-synth-normal