Using Python for a Monte Carlo estimate of pi.

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Post #374,596 by Another Scott 5/5/13 9:26:34 AM Reply	Using Python for a Monte Carlo estimate of pi. Count the total number of "rain drops" that randomly fall in a unit square (S). Also count the number that fall inside or on the inscribed circle (C). pi ~ 4C/S. https://plus.google....posts/T7Nwjv3TXEX Neat. The code is very short, and includes generation of plots using MatPlotLib. Cheers, Scott.
Post #374,615 by folkert 5/5/13 3:31:46 PM Reply	I love these kinds of things. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C

Using Python for a Monte Carlo estimate of pi. - (Another Scott) - (1) - May 5, 2013, 09:26:34 AM EDT

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