function mean = log_normal_mean ( a, b )

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%
%% log_normal_mean() returns the mean of the Lognormal PDF.
%
%  Licensing:
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%    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
%
%  Modified:
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%    12 February 1999
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%  Author:
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%    John Burkardt
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%  Input:
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%    real A, B, the parameters of the PDF.
%    0.0 < B.
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%  Output:
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%    real MEAN, the mean of the PDF.
%
  mean = exp ( a + 0.5 * b * b );

  return
end
