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Yeah this is probably the neatest little 5 second math thing I've ever seen. Can't believe I hadn't seen this before.
by somenameforme 2y ago
Yeah this is probably the neatest little 5 second math thing I've ever seen. Can't believe I hadn't seen this before.
- soulofmischief 2y agoJohn von Neumann strikes again! Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_coin#Fair_results_from_a_biased_coin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_coin#Fair_results_from_a_... Original paper: https://mcnp.lanl.gov/pdf_files/InBook_Computing_1961_Neumann_JohnVonNeumannCollectedWorks_VariousTechniquesUsedinConnectionwithRandomDigits.pdf https://mcnp.lanl.gov/pdf_files/InBook_Computing_1961_Neuman...