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This function returns a random variate from the lognormal distribution. The distribution function is,
p(x) dx = {1 \over x \sqrt{2 \pi \sigma^2} } \exp(-(\ln(x) - \zeta)^2/2 \sigma^2) dxfor x > 0.
This function computes the probability density p(x) at x for a lognormal distribution with parameters zeta and sigma, using the formula given above.
These functions compute the cumulative distribution functions P(x), Q(x) and their inverses for the lognormal distribution with parameters zeta and sigma.