Monte Carlo
See also: Monte-Carlo and Montecarlo
English
Etymology
Monte (“mountain”) + Carlo (“Charles/Carl”). Named after Charles III of Monaco.
Proper noun
Monte Carlo
- A part of Monaco famous for its casinos.
- (statistics) Ellipsis of Monte Carlo method.
- 2004 July 27, F. Keith Barker et al., “Phylogeny and diversification of the largest avian radiation”, in PNAS, page 11040, column 2:
- The probability density of the Bayseian posterior was estimated by Metropolis-coupled Markov chain Monte Carlo, with multiple incrementally heated chains.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Monte Carlo algorithm
- Monte Carlo fallacy
- Monte Carlo integration
- Monte Carlo method
- Monte Carlo option model
Translations
a part of Monaco
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Monte Carlo method — see Monte Carlo method
Noun
Monte Carlo (plural Monte Carlos)
- A commonly served drink consisting of beer and grenadine.
- An informal dance competition, where contestants in one quarter of the floor are eliminated by a randomly chosen card representing the corner.
Translations
a drink
an informal dance competition
Further reading
Monte Carlo (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
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