Monty Hall problem

短语

词形变化

Monty Hall problems 复数 Monty Hall problems

别名

Monty Hall paradox Monty's dilemma

释义与例句

n.
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    A brainteaser regarding probability, in which a game show contestant picks a door to win a prize. One door conceals a car; the other two conceal goats. After the contestant picks a door, the host opens one of the two remaining doors which reveals a goat. Counterintuitively, it is then in the contestant's interests to switch to the remaining door.

词源

Coined by American statistician Steve Selvin in 1975, named after Monty Hall, former host of the American television game show Let's Make a Deal.

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