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monte-carlo-methods.md

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   - topic/math
   - topic/risk
   - type/encyclopedia
+title: Monte Carlo Methods
 ---
 # Monte Carlo Methods
 
-> [!quote]
-> [Monte Carlo methods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method),
-> or Monte Carlo experiments, are a broad class of computational algorithms
+> [!quote] [Monte Carlo methods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method)
+> Monte Carlo methods or Monte Carlo experiments,
+> are a broad class of computational algorithms
 > that rely on repeated random sampling to obtain numerical results.
 > The underlying concept is to use randomness to solve problems
 > that might be deterministic in principle.
@@ -21,5 +22,6 @@ by randomly sampling points in a known area,
 and estimating the value of pi
 by tossing toothpicks onto a ruled surface.
 
-[Professor Art Owen](https://artowen.su.domains/) at Stanford University
+[Professor Art Owen](https://artowen.su.domains/)
+at Stanford University
 has several excellent resources on the subject.