 Uniform random point in a disk (source code)

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= Uniform random point in a disk

For a point uniformly distributed in the unit disk, its polar coordinates are independent with densities
$$
f_R(r)=2r\mathbf1_{[0,1]}(r),
\qquad
f_\Theta(\theta)=\frac1{2\pi}\mathbf1_{[0,2\pi)}(\theta).
$$

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