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Monte Carlo estimation of pi
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pi_monte_carlo.py
import math
import random
count = 0
n = 100000
for i in range(n):
x_pos = random.uniform(0, 1)
y_pos = random.uniform(0, 1)
if x_pos**2 + y_pos**2 <= 1.0:
count += 1
print 4*float(count)/float(n)
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