Bertrand's chord, Buffon's needle, and the concept of randomness

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-96

  Nickerson, Raymond S ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 14544271044     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546780442000123     Document Type: Article

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