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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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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
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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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
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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If i flip a coin what is the chance of me getting head?
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at yahoo):
Simple flip the coin and just be like "yo hoe suck my d*ck" then your chances are 110% 50%, cuz u have two sides Source(s): School 52% depends on how much the coin is worth it depends on if your.
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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):
;)
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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I went to a dinner recently and the topic of me as a bellydancer came up. A guy asked me if I can do the coin flips on my belly like Egyptian dancers do. (correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the coin flip an American thing like the sword?). I told him no...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at bhuz):
Not all chefs serve flaming belly coin....
In fact, as a professional entertainer, I have only ever use the coin flip TWICE pro dancers can (or will) flip coins, but it's not a required element.
And boyfriend stereotypes.
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Count the longest sequence of heads and tails in 200 coin flips.
I did this - is there a niftier way to do it in python? (without being too obfuscated)
import random def toss(n): count = [0,0] longest = [0,0] for i in xrange(n): coinface = random.randrange...
Started by Steve D on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
This algorithm is O(n) in worst case (all coin flips are identical) or O(n/m) in average case.
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Posted 13 January 2012 - 02:19 PM
I know this is a little out of the box, but please bare with me.
When I go on vacation I try to play the hardest courses I can find. I can move the ball a little (270-290 drive, 2 handicap) but so many courses are being...
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If I'm on #10 at the RTJ Judge course and the coin flip tells me to play it from 710 yards.
For these super long courses with a big gap between the tips and the men's tees - why not flip a coin better .
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But it's the same color
flip for ability to ban one person for a week
I'll take a week if I lose.
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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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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at finheaven):
Only who wins the flip.
Letssss goooo phins The heads/tails part will never be announced .
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What side is it? Poland is awfuly nice this time of the year.
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at asdf):
I dont currently have a coin resemble the word head or tail? I have the same thing....
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