The answer is probably e, π or √2

DOI10.1080/0020739X.2016.1267809zbMath1397.97039OpenAlexW2562090938MaRDI QIDQ4689412

Mark McCartney

Publication date: 16 October 2018

Published in: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739x.2016.1267809

zbMATH Keywords

experimental mathematicsBuffon's needleestimation of constants

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Axioms; other general questions in probability (60A05) Probability theory (educational aspects) (97K50)

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