The two boys agreed to decide the matter by tossing a coin.

这两个孩子同意用掷硬币的方法来决定这件事。

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Let's say the outcome of an experiment, like tossing a coin.

比方说某一试验的结果，比如抛硬币。

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I remember some students even decided who to vote for by tossing a coin.

我记得有同学甚至以抛硬币的方式决定选谁。

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Let's say the outcome of an experiment, like tossing a coin.

比方说某一试验的结果,比如抛硬币

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For example, the experiment could be tossing a coin, I will call the outcome heads the number one, and I'll call the outcome tails the number zero, so I've just defined a random variable.

比方说,抛硬币的试验,我将正面向上的结果对应数字1,反面向上的结果对应数字0,这样我就定义了一个随机变量

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The view Mandelbrot is arguing against goes like this: Price is determined by binary decisions, like coin tossing.

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One solution is to modify the coin-tossing model--to add bells and whistles until the equations match the observations.

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Price drops or runups that the coin-tossing model sees as impossible--changes with a probability of a millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a millionth--occur frequently.

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