feat(random): add a new pseudorandom number generator random/base/pcg32

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+<!-- TODO: Document seed segmentation/stuffing -->
+
+# PCG32
+
+> A 32-bit permuted congruential pseudorandom number generator ([PCG][pcg]) based on O’Neill.
+
+<section class="usage">
+
+## Usage
+
+```javascript
+var pcg32 = require( '@stdlib/random/base/pcg32' );
+```
+
+#### pcg32()
+
+Returns a pseudorandom integer on the interval `[0, 4294967295]`.
+
+```javascript
+var r = pcg32();
+// returns <number>
+```
+
+#### pcg32.normalized()
+
+Returns a pseudorandom number on the interval `[0,1)`.
+
+```javascript
+var r = pcg32.normalized();
+// returns <number>
+```
+
+#### pcg32.factory( \[options] )
+
+Returns a 32-bit permuted congruential pseudorandom number generator ([PCG][pcg]).
+
+```javascript
+var rand = pcg32.factory();
+```
+
+The function accepts the following `options`:
+
+-   **seed**: pseudorandom number generator seed.
+-   **state**: an [`Uint32Array`][@stdlib/array/uint32] containing pseudorandom number generator state. If provided, the function ignores the `seed` option.
+-   **copy**: `boolean` indicating whether to copy a provided pseudorandom number generator state. Setting this option to `false` allows sharing state between two or more pseudorandom number generators. Setting this option to `true` ensures that a returned generator has exclusive control over its internal state. Default: `true`.
+
+By default, a random integer is used to seed the returned generator. To seed the generator, provide either an `integer` on the interval `[0, 4294967295]`
+
+```javascript
+var rand = pcg32.factory({
+    'seed': 1234
+});
+
+var r = rand();
+// returns 2653504168
+```
+
+or, for arbitrary length seeds, an array-like `object` containing 32-bit unsigned integers
+
+```javascript
+var Uint32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/uint32' );
+
+var rand = pcg32.factory({
+    'seed': new Uint32Array( [ 1234 ] )
+});
+
+var r = rand();
+// returns 2653504168
+```
+
+To return a generator having a specific initial state, set the generator `state` option.
+
+```javascript
+// Generate pseudorandom numbers, thus progressing the generator state:
+var r;
+var i;
+for ( i = 0; i < 1000; i++ ) {
+    r = pcg32();
+}
+
+// Create a new PRNG initialized to the current state of `pcg32`:
+var rand = pcg32.factory({
+    'state': pcg32.state
+});
+
+// Test that the generated pseudorandom numbers are the same:
+var bool = ( rand() === pcg32() );
+// returns true
+```
+
+#### pcg32.NAME
+
+The generator name.
+
+```javascript
+var str = pcg32.NAME;
+// returns 'pcg32'
+```
+
+#### pcg32.MIN
+
+Minimum possible value.
+
+```javascript
+var min = pcg32.MIN;
+// returns 0
+```
+
+#### pcg32.MAX
+
+Maximum possible value.
+
+```javascript
+var max = pcg32.MAX;
+// returns 4294967295
+```
+
+#### pcg32.seed
+
+The value used to seed `pcg32()`.
+
+```javascript
+// Generate pseudorandom values...
+var r;
+var i;
+for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
+    r = pcg32();
+}
+
+// Generate the same pseudorandom values...
+var rand = pcg32.factory({
+    'seed': pcg32.seed
+});
+for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
+    r = rand();
+}
+```
+
+#### pcg32.seedLength
+
+Length of generator seed.
+
+```javascript
+var len = pcg32.seedLength;
+// returns <number>
+```
+
+#### pcg32.state
+
+Writable property for getting and setting the generator state.
+
+```javascript
+var r = pcg32();
+// returns <number>
+
+r = pcg32();
+// returns <number>
+
+// ...
+
+// Get the current state:
+var state = pcg32.state;
+// returns <Uint32Array>
+
+r = pcg32();
+// returns <number>
+
+r = pcg32();
+// returns <number>
+
+// Reset the state:
+pcg32.state = state;
+
+// Replay the last two pseudorandom numbers:
+r = pcg32();
+// returns <number>
+
+r = pcg32();
+// returns <number>
+
+// ...
+```
+
+#### pcg32.stateLength
+
+Length of generator state.
+
+```javascript
+var len = pcg32.stateLength;
+// returns <number>
+```
+
+#### pcg32.byteLength
+
+Size (in bytes) of generator state.
+
+```javascript
+var sz = pcg32.byteLength;
+// returns <number>
+```
+
+#### pcg32.toJSON()
+
+Serializes the pseudorandom number generator as a JSON object.
+
+```javascript
+var o = pcg32.toJSON();
+// returns { 'type': 'PRNG', 'name': '...', 'state': {...}, 'params': [] }
+```
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.usage -->
+
+<section class="notes">
+
+## Notes
+
+-   The generator has a period of `2^64`.
+-   A [PCG][pcg] is fast, compact, and has excellent statistical quality compared to classic [LCG][lcg]s. It uses a simple [LCG][lcg] under the hood but applies permutation steps to improve output randomness. While it's not cryptographically secure, it's well-suited for most non-crypto tasks like simulations or procedural generation.
+-   If PRNG state is "shared" (meaning a state array was provided during PRNG creation and **not** copied) and one sets the generator state to a state array having a different length, the PRNG does **not** update the existing shared state and, instead, points to the newly provided state array. In order to synchronize PRNG output according to the new shared state array, the state array for **each** relevant PRNG must be **explicitly** set.
+-   If PRNG state is "shared" and one sets the generator state to a state array of the same length, the PRNG state is updated (along with the state of all other PRNGs sharing the PRNG's state array).
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.notes -->
+
+<section class="examples">
+
+## Examples
+
+<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
+
+```javascript
+var pcg32 = require( '@stdlib/random/base/pcg32' );
+
+// Generate pseudorandom numbers...
+var i;
+for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
+    console.log( pcg32() );
+}
+
+// Create a new pseudorandom number generator...
+var seed = 1234;
+var rand = pcg32.factory({
+    'seed': seed
+});
+for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
+    console.log( rand() );
+}
+
+// Create another pseudorandom number generator using a previous seed...
+rand = pcg32.factory({
+    'seed': pcg32.seed
+});
+for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
+    console.log( rand() );
+}
+```
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.examples -->
+
+* * *
+
+<section class="references">
+
+## References
+
+-   O’Neill, Melissa E. 2014. “PCG: A Family of Simple Fast Space-Efficient Statistically Good Algorithms for Random Number Generation.” Technical Report HMC-CS-2014-0905. Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA. [https://www.cs.hmc.edu/tr/hmc-cs-2014-0905.pdf][@oneill:2014].
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.references -->
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+<!-- Section for related `stdlib` packages. Do not manually edit this section, as it is automatically populated. -->
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+<section class="related">
+
+</section>
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+<!-- /.related -->
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+<section class="links">
+
+[pcg]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permuted_congruential_generator
+
+[lcg]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_congruential_generator
+
+[@oneill:2014]: https://www.cs.hmc.edu/tr/hmc-cs-2014-0905.pdf
+
+[@stdlib/array/uint32]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/array/uint32
+
+<!-- <related-links> -->
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+</section>
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