From biased coin to any discrete distribution (Q2043731)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7377574
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    From biased coin to any discrete distribution
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7377574

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      From biased coin to any discrete distribution (English)
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      3 August 2021
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      This paper shows that there is a coin-based algorithm that can generate any discrete distribution, with a size that can include any countable set. The coin need not be fair and the algorithm is not based on a limiting process. The work is elegant and interesting.
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      discrete probability measure
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      discrete distribution
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      expected value
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      coin flip
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      biased coin
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      simulation of distribution
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      algorithm
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