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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A computer-simulation technique that uses random samples and other statistical methods to find approximate solutions to mathematical or physical problems.
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- noun mathematics, statistics Any of a class of
techniques forestimating thesolution of anumerical mathematical problem by means of arandom artificial sampling experiment thatsimulates the problem.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Monte Carlo.]
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Named after the Monte Carlo casino.
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