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From: aipdc@castle.ed.ac.uk (Paul D. Crowley)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,sci.math
Subject: Re: question regarding random numbers
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Date: 30 Oct 90 12:03:44 GMT
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cedman@lynx.ps.uci.edu (Carl Edman) writes:
>There is one general method of getting random variables given an arbitrary
>distribution. It is known under the handy name of Metropolis-Rosenbluth-
>-Rosenbluth-Teller-Teller-algorithm.

Is that for real?  Excuse me while I crosspost to rec.humor... anyone
know how it got such a wonderful name?

>The algorithm is quite simple, really,

With a name like that, at least it could have the common decency to be
fiendishly complicated...

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