Preferred Label : monte carlo method;
MeSH definition : In statistics, a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical
problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a
computer. The name alludes to the randomness characteristic of the games of chance
played at the gambling casinos in Monte Carlo. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
2d ed, 1993);
MeSH synonym : method, monte carlo;
MeSH annotation : a statist method; no qualif;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte Carlo method;
Origin ID : D009010;
UMLS CUI : C0026507;
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In statistics, a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical
problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a
computer. The name alludes to the randomness characteristic of the games of chance
played at the gambling casinos in Monte Carlo. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
2d ed, 1993)
