33.5.3 Estimating Geometric Probability by Simulation
33.5 Estimating Probability by Simulation
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33.5.3 Estimating Geometric Probability by Simulation
Core idea
Scatter points at random inside a square and watch the fraction landing in a circle, which can actually estimate π, and gets sharper the more you scatter
Module goal. When direct calculation is hard, use random numbers and repeated trials to "try out" the probability, echoing the frequency idea
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