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97.16 Probability analysis for rolls of a square cuboidal die

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Carl Mungan  and
Trevor Lipscombe
Carl Mungan
Affiliation:
Physics Dept., U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402 USA
Trevor Lipscombe
Affiliation:
Catholic University of America Press, Washington, D.C. 20064 USA
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 97 , Issue 538 , March 2013 , pp. 163 - 166
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