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Random log (Posted on 2018-02-04)

If r is a uniformly distributed random number between 0 and 1, what is the probability that floor(log₂(1/r)) is odd?

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The required probability is 1/3

Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-04-22 04:38:38

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