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Probability 1/e

Authors :
Koo, Reginald
Jones, Martin L.
Source :
College Mathematics Journal. Jan 2011 42(1):9-14.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

Quite a number of interesting problems in probability feature an event with probability equal to 1/e. This article discusses three such problems and attempts to explain why this probability occurs with such frequency.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0746-8342
Volume :
42
Issue :
1
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
College Mathematics Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ959217
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4169/college.math.j.42.1.009