Dicing Decimal Digits

Holmes, Neville (1997) Dicing Decimal Digits. The Mathematical Gazette, 81 (491). pp. 288-293. ISSN 0025-5572

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Abstract

It is sometimes useful to be able to generate truly random integers without any but the most basic equipment; this note describes some simple methods of using dice to generate random decimal digits, and so, random decimal numbers.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Published by the Mathematical Association. Stable URL from JSTOR: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0025-5572%28199707%292%3A81%3A491%3C288%3A8DDD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-S
Keywords:	random numbers, dice
Subjects:	230000 Mathematical Sciences > 230100 Mathematics
ID Code:	2342
Deposited By:	Mr Neville Holmes
Deposited On:	22 Nov 2007 12:39
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2008 02:30
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