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1Coin flipping — or coin tossing or heads or tails is the practice of throwing a coin in the air to choose between two alternatives, sometimes to resolve a dispute between two parties. It is a form of sortition which inherently has only two possible and equally… …
2coin — 1 noun 1 (C) a piece of metal, usually flat and round, that is used as money compare bill 1 (3), note 1 (5) 2 toss/flip a coin to choose or decide something by throwing a coin into the air and guessing which side of it will show when it falls:… …
3Checking whether a coin is fair — In statistics, the question of checking whether a coin is fair is one whose importance lies, firstly, in providing a simple problem on which to illustrate basic ideas of statistical inference and, secondly, in providing a simple problem that can… …
4Counterfeit coin problem — Information theory was created in 1948 by Claude Shannon. This theory has notably enriched the field of research into mathematics, economics, biology, psychology, semantics, etc. As an example, this theory recently contributed to quantum… …
5Tournament Of Knights — Infobox Game subject name=Tournament Of Knights image link= image caption= players=2 to 12 (2 teams) ages=8 and up setup time=< 5 minutes playing time= 10 min to 15 min complexity=Low strategy=Medium random chance=None skills=Manual dexterity… …
6Dealer's Choice (play) — Dealer s Choice Dealer s Choice Play Cover Written by Patrick Marber Characters Carl Sweeney Ash Frankie St …
7probability theory — Math., Statistics. the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Cf. probability (def. 4). [1830 40] * * * Branch of mathematics that deals with analysis of random events.… …
8The Ultimate Fighter 4 — infobox television show name = The Ultimate Fighter 4 : The Comeback genre = Reality, Sports runtime = 60 minutes creator = Craig Piligian, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White starring = Dana White country = USA network = Spike TV… …
9Monty Hall problem — In search of a new car, the player picks a door, say 1. The game host then opens one of the other doors, say 3, to reveal a goat and offers to let the player pick door 2 instead of door 1. The Monty Hall problem is a probability puzzle loosely… …
10Test cricket — A Test match between South Africa and England in January 2005. The men wearing black trousers on the far right are the umpires. Test cricket is played in traditional white clothes and with a red ball. Test cricket is the longest form of the sport …
