Monte Carlo method

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computational algorithm
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:mathematics
engineering
finance
physics
statistics
gptkbp:basedOn random sampling
gptkbp:category numerical analysis
computational statistics
gptkbp:developedBy 1940s
gptkbp:feature gptkb:stochastic_process
gptkb:law_of_large_numbers
convergence to expected value
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Monte Carlo method
gptkbp:namedAfter Monte Carlo
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkb:Nicholas_Metropolis
gptkb:Stanislaw_Ulam
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Quasi-Monte_Carlo_method
gptkb:Markov_chain_Monte_Carlo
importance sampling
variance reduction
gptkbp:requires generator
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:simulation
numerical integration
optimization
probability estimation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stanislaw_Ulam
gptkb:Stanley_P._Frankel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4