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Efron's dice

Efron's dice proper noun: a set of four intransitive dice with faces numbered as follows: A: 4, 4, 4, 4, 0, 0; B: 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3; C: 6, 6, 2, 2, 2, 2; and D: 5, 5, 5, 1, 1, 1. They have unusual statistical properties.

Proper noun

Efron's dice

  1. A set of four intransitive dice with faces numbered as follows: A: 4, 4, 4, 4, 0, 0; B: 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3; C: 6, 6, 2, 2, 2, 2; and D: 5, 5, 5, 1, 1, 1. They have unusual statistical properties.

Origin of Efron's dice

Invented by Bradley Efron.

Questions about Efron's dice

What does Efron's dice mean?
Efron's dice means a set of four intransitive dice with faces numbered as follows: A: 4, 4, 4, 4, 0, 0; B: 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3; C: 6, 6, 2, 2, 2, 2; and D: 5, 5, 5, 1, 1, 1. They have unusual statistical properties.
What part of speech is Efron's dice?
Efron's dice is a proper noun.

Words near Efron's dice in the dictionary

  1. efremovite
  2. Efren
  3. efrit
  4. efrits
  5. Efron
  6. Efron's dice
  7. Efrons
  8. efrotomycin
  9. EFRP
  10. EFRPs
  11. efs

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