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

# normalDistributionDescriptor(withMean:standardDeviation:minimum:maximum:)

## Declaration

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