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fair coin

fair coin noun: a sequence of independent Bernoulli trials (a Bernoulli process) with probability 1/2 of success on each trial.

Noun

fair coin (plural fair coins)

  1. (idiomatic) A sequence of independent Bernoulli trials (a Bernoulli process) with probability 1/2 of success on each trial.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: an ideal coin, one so physically perfect that it has zero bias in its flipping.

Forms of fair coin

pluralfair coins

Questions about fair coin

What does fair coin mean?
Fair coin means a sequence of independent Bernoulli trials (a Bernoulli process) with probability 1/2 of success on each trial.
What part of speech is fair coin?
Fair coin is a noun.
What is the plural of fair coin?
The plural of fair coin is fair coins.

Words near fair coin in the dictionary

  1. fair bet
  2. fair bets
  3. fair cake-cutting
  4. fair catch
  5. fair catches
  6. fair coin
  7. fair coins
  8. fair comment
  9. fair cop
  10. fair copies
  11. fair cops

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