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Monte Carlo
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Monte Carlo (môNtā` kärlō`), town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco Monaco (mŏn`əkō, mōnä`kō, Fr.
..... Click the link for more information. , on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera Riviera (rĭvēâr`ə)
..... Click the link for more information. . It is a tourist center noted for its world-famous gambling casino (built 1858) and for its scenery, fine villas, and luxurious hotels. In 1954 the concession came under the control of the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis but has since been returned to the Monaco government. Among the sporting events of the town are the famous Monte Carlo car rally, the Monaco Grand Prix, and the Monte Carlo Open tennis tournament.
Monte Carlo
a town and resort forming part of the principality of Monaco, on the Riviera: famous casino and the destination of an annual car rally (the Monte Carlo Rally). Pop.: 15 507 (2000)
Monte Carlo
town in Monaco principality, in southeast France; a famous gambling resort. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 1819]
See : Gambling
(algorithm)Monte Carlo - (After Monte Carlo, Monaco - a gambling mecca) Any one of various methods involving statistical techniques for finding the solutions to mathematical or physical problems.

For example, to calculate pi: draw a square then draw the biggest circle that fits exactly inside it. Pick random points on the square. The proportion of these that lie within the circle should tend to pi/4.


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MonteCarlo simulations have shown that an experimental run at NIST of about 200 beam days (a typical run for a neutron decay experiment) will yield a measurement of a with a statistical precision of 1.
Proposed measurement of the beta-neutrino correlation in neutron decay by Yerozolimsky, B.G. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
When D&S bought Carrefour's stores in Chile, Cencosud turned its attention back home and bought the Montecarlo supermarket chain, which has 14 outlets in Santiago, 3% of the market and sales estimated to reach $175 million in 2005.
Sales guys: Chile's big retailer slash prices, and margins, to grow ... by Coronado, Eduardo / Latin Trade
Today, the two companies are presenting this new initiative to their respective dealers gathered in Yellowstone, Montana, for Arctic Cat, and Montecarlo, France, for the Piaggio Group.
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