In Roman times, dice were visibly lopsided and were unbalanced in the arrangement of numbers By 1450, dice players and makers seemingly figured out that form affected function when it came to rolling ...

From Monopoly to Backgammon to Yahtzee, our first experiences with board games almost always feature sets of six-sided dice. They’re a great way to create some randomness and chaos in a game, but ...

The sample space diagram shows there are 6 ways of making a 7, out of a total of 36 possible outcomes. Therefore, the probability of rolling two dice and the sum being 7 is \(\frac{6}{36} = \frac{1}{6 ...

A mix of history, standardisation and probability explains one of the most familiar quirks of the humble cube.

What happened when a gambler asked for help from a mathematician? The formal study of Probability. Infinite Series is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV ...

Introduction Have you ever heard anyone say the chance of something happening is “50–50”? What does that actually mean? This phrase has something to do with probability. Probability tells you how ...

Probability Distribution Notes: Probability is a fundamental aspect of mathematics that helps us understand and quantify uncertainty. Mastery of this subject is essential for students, as it has ...