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Pi approximation using Monte Carlo method (curiosity-driven.org)
1 points by Theyeard 4454 days ago
Monte Carlo is an method to solving problems that uses random inputs to examine a problem. This method has a wide variety of applications from problems too complex to solve analytically to estimating amount of time a task will take in FogBugz. Pi approximation is a simple problem that illustrates an idea of how Monte Carlo method works.