var g=mkRand(1,0.5);
ns:=(0).pump(1000,List,g); // 1000 rands with mean==1 & sd==1/2
mean:=(ns.sum(0.0)/1000);  //-->1.00379
   // calc sd of list of numbers:
(ns.reduce('wrap(p,n){p+(n-mean).pow(2)},0.0)/1000).sqrt() //-->0.494844