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prestonbriggs
on Oct 28, 2016
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Stan Ulam, John von Neumann, and the Monte Carlo M...
But consider Buffon's Needle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffon%27s_needle
mrcactu5
on Oct 28, 2016
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there is also something called Crofton formula which extends the logic of the needle hitting a line
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crofton_formula
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