Monte Carlo method

English

Etymology

Named after the Monte Carlo casino.

Noun

Monte Carlo method (plural Monte Carlo methods)

1. (mathematics, statistics) Any of a class of techniques for estimating the solution of a numerical mathematical problem by means of a random artificial sampling experiment that simulates the problem.

Translations

method

• Estonian: Monte Carlo meetod
• Finnish: Monte Carlo -menetelmä
• Portuguese: método de Monte Carlo m
• Russian: ме́тод Мо́нте-Ка́рло m (métod Mónte-Kárlo)

Further reading

• Monte Carlo method on Wikipedia.Wikipedia