doc: fix random_distribution Gaussian parameter name

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@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ I/O type
                **pareto**
                                Pareto distribution
 
-               **gauss**
+               **normal**
                                Normal (Gaussian) distribution
 
                **zoned**
@@ -1217,8 +1217,8 @@ I/O type
        values will yield in terms of hit rates.  If you wanted to use **zipf** with
        a `theta` of 1.2, you would use ``random_distribution=zipf:1.2`` as the
        option. If a non-uniform model is used, fio will disable use of the random
-       map. For the **gauss** distribution, a normal deviation is supplied as a
-       value between 0 and 100.
+       map. For the **normal** distribution, a normal (Gaussian) deviation is
+       supplied as a value between 0 and 100.
 
        For a **zoned** distribution, fio supports specifying percentages of I/O
        access that should fall within what range of the file or device. For