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A Grasshopper in Tall Grass: Chapter 1

Lost Women of Science

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The Monte Carlo Method

In the late 19 forties, clarie and johnnie would work on a computer program to execute a mathematical algaritm. It's named for that very gambling hotspon it's called the monte carlo method. The micro method uses a statistical sample in order to make predictions about parts of the natural world without having to do detailed calculations with every single particle. In simulating all these scenarios, in walking down all these paths, the unlikely is eventually realized.

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