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Main Author: Propp, Jim
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.14487
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  • We describe a simple Monte Carlo method for estimating $π$ by tossing a coin. Although the underlying Catalan-number series identities appear implicitly in the probability theory literature, the interpretation of $\fracπ{4}$ presented here seems to be new.