---
title: "normalDistributionDescriptor(withMean:standardDeviation:)"
framework: metalperformanceshaders
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
path: "metalperformanceshaders/mpsmatrixrandomdistributiondescriptor/normaldistributiondescriptor(withmean:standarddeviation:)"
---

# normalDistributionDescriptor(withMean:standardDeviation:)

## Declaration

```swift
class func normalDistributionDescriptor(withMean mean: Float, standardDeviation: Float) -> MPSMatrixRandomDistributionDescriptor
```