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Coupon collector's problem. In probability theory, the coupon collector's problem refers to mathematical analysis of "collect all coupons and win" contests. It asks the following question: if each box of a given product (e.g., breakfast cereals) contains a coupon, and there are n different types of coupons, what is the probability that more ...
Graphs of n vs E(T) in the coupon collector's problem: Image title: Graphs of the number of coupons, n vs the expected number of tries to collect them, E(T) = ceiling(n H(n)) in the coupon collector's problem, drawn by CMG Lee. Width: 100%: Height: 100%
Component (graph theory) In graph theory, a component of an undirected graph is a connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph. The components of any graph partition its vertices into disjoint sets, and are the induced subgraphs of those sets. A graph that is itself connected has exactly one component, consisting of the ...
Comic book collecting is a hobby that treats comic books and related items as collectibles or artwork to be sought after and preserved. Though considerably more recent than the collecting of postage stamps or books (bibliophilia), it has a major following around the world today and is partially responsible for the increased interest in comics after the temporary slump experienced during the 1980s.
In finance, the dirty price is the price of a bond including any interest that has accrued since issue of the most recent coupon payment. This is to be compared with the clean price, which is the price of a bond excluding the accrued interest . Dirty Price = Clean Price + Accrued Interest. When bond prices are quoted on a Bloomberg Terminal ...
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In mathematics, the harmonic series is the infinite series formed by summing all positive unit fractions : The first terms of the series sum to approximately , where is the natural logarithm and is the Euler–Mascheroni constant. Because the logarithm has arbitrarily large values, the harmonic series does not have a finite limit: it is a ...
Every September since 1998 retailers and shoppers have celebrated National Coupon Month and this year to mark the occasion one of our favorite coupon collectors, Coupon Sherpa, has launched I Love ...