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I'm practicing for the upcoming ACM programming competition in a week and I've gotten stumped on this programming problem.
The problem is as follows:
You have a puzzle consisting of a square grid of size 4. Each grid square holds a single coin; each coin...
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What happens if you flip a coin "flip" is used for both the primary coin to flip and the secondary coins which change state....
Flipping J will always involve the following coins changing state: FIJKN.
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In unbiased coin flip H or T occurs 50% of times.
But I want to simulate coin which gives H with probability 'p' and T with probability '(1-p)'.
something like this:
def flip(p): '''this function return H with probability p''' # do something return result...
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Import random def flip(p): return (random.random() < p)
That returns a boolean which you can the choice in the method:
def flip(p): if random.random() < p: return 'H' else: return 'T'
but it'd a given number p in the range [0,1) with....
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Right now i have
return 'Heads' if Math.random() < 0.5
Is there a better way to do this?
Thanks
edit: please ignore the return value and "better" means exact 50-50 probability.
Started by kunjaan on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
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The....
If you think about it, a real coin flip is not guaranteed 50/50 probability the floor.
Of course I'm "guarantee" probability.
That's as fair a coin flip as you can get.
.., and tails when it's between 0.5 and 0.999...
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Why axial lighting won't work for photographing slabbed coins, coins in flips, etc. I have a slabbed example of CWT 240/337a graded NGC MS-64.
Here are two directly lighted images.
Perhaps we can eventually get most of the varieties represented in this...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at numissociety):
Yes, the slab glare.
Use axial lighting on an MS coin...I have never had any issue imaging a MS coin even with super"
"PROUD MEMBER OF THE TCCS" (Toned Coin Collector's Society) Thanks Larry.
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A fair coin is flipped 5 times.? A fair coin is flipped 5 times. What is the probability that the first 3 flips are heads given that at most 4 heads are flipped?
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If you flip a coin, the chances would be 50% that you will get heads. Thanks for using ChaCha!
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What side is it? Poland is awfuly nice this time of the year.
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I dont currently have a coin more closely resemble the word head or tail? I have....
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Place some bets on the Dolphins v. Panthers coin flip to decide their respective draft order.
Coin flip is being held on February 24th at 7:00AM.
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To view links or images.
Only the first two options apply.
Only who wins the flip.
Be announced.
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Warriors Win Coin Flip Against Raptors The Warriors won their tie-break coin flip against the Raptors and will be slotted seventh in the 2012 Lottery.
More...
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Cavs/Hornets Tie For Third Worst Record; Coin Flip Will Be Held Tomorrow
There will be a coin flip held tomorrow to decide who will be the Nos. 3/4 seeds in the NBA Lottery between Cleveland and New Orleans.
I'm not sure when or where it will happen,...
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Re: Cavs/Hornets Tie For Third Worst Record; Coin Flip, it's not like the coin....
And the Hornets have already been sold to a new owner .
Re: Cavs/Hornets Tie For Third Worst Record; Coin Flip Will Be Held
Fvck the cavs.
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