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The reciprocal of e is about 37% and it pops up in a lot of places. Say, for example, you play a lottery 1000 times and there is a 1 in 1000 chance of winning e
by westcort 5y ago
The reciprocal of e is about 37% and it pops up in a lot of places. Say, for example, you play a lottery 1000 times and there is a 1 in 1000 chance of winning each time you play. The chances you do not win even once is 37%, or 1/e.
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- hinkley 5y agoThe Secretary problem (#2 in the article) is still one of my favorites. Stop playing once you’ve seen at least n/e of the available options and the current one is acceptable.