Proof of Correctness
Let F be a continuous cumulative distribution function, and let F−1 be its inverse function (using the infimum because CDFs are weakly monotonic and right-continuous):
Claim: If U is a uniform random variable on (0, 1) then follows the distribution F.
Proof:
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