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2026-05-08 16:20 UTC
@csk@mathstodon.xyz @pieter@mathstodon.xyz ah, the floating-point analogue of the distinction between Monte Carlo and Las Vegas algorithms!
(Though I never liked those terms, because I have no good mnemonic for which is which.)
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@tpfto@mathstodon.xyz 2026-05-08 17:14
@simontatham@hachyderm.io @csk@mathstodon.xyz @pieter@mathstodon.xyz the distinction between the two seems to imply to me that you've better odds winning at Las Vegas than at Monte Carlo.