Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Monte Carlo Method

In statistics, a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a computer. The name alludes to the randomness characteristic of the games of chance played at the gambling casinos in Monte Carlo. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993)

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In statistics, a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a computer. The name alludes to the randomness characteristic of the games of chance played at the gambling casinos in Monte Carlo. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993)

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  • Method, Monte Carlo

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91(75); was see under OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1975-90

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Monte Carlo Method. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009010. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009010
  2. Monte Carlo Method. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method
  3. Monte Carlo Method. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232207