Property:Average Offspring Per Birth
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| + | The number of offspring that non-egg-laying animals have is determined by a probability density function that is defined by straight lines connecting a series of points from the animal's defs file. | ||
| + | For example, the [[capybara]] has a litter size curve with points: | ||
| + | *(0.5, 0) | ||
| + | *(1, 1) | ||
| + | *(1.5, 1) | ||
| + | *(2, 0) | ||
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| + | This works out to a 25% chance of the number of offspring being in the range 0.5-1, 50% chance of the range 1-1.5, and 25% chance of the range (1.5-2). After rounding, this results in a 75% chance of 1 offspring and a 25% chance of 2 offspring, for an average of 1.25 offspring. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:28, 22 September 2021
The number of offspring that non-egg-laying animals have is determined by a probability density function that is defined by straight lines connecting a series of points from the animal's defs file.
For example, the capybara has a litter size curve with points:
- (0.5, 0)
- (1, 1)
- (1.5, 1)
- (2, 0)
This works out to a 25% chance of the number of offspring being in the range 0.5-1, 50% chance of the range 1-1.5, and 25% chance of the range (1.5-2). After rounding, this results in a 75% chance of 1 offspring and a 25% chance of 2 offspring, for an average of 1.25 offspring.