A set of dice is called intransitive (or non-transitive) if it contains three dice, A, B, C, with the property that A rolls higher than B more than half the time, and B rolls higher than C more than half the time, but it is not true that A rolls higher than C more than half the time. In other words, a set of dice is intransitive if the binary relation – X rolls a higher number than Y more than half the time (reproduced from Wikipedia: Intransitive Dice) Consider the following set of dice: is not transitive on its elements. • Die A has sides {2,2,4, 4, 9,9}. • Die B has sides {1, 1,6, 6, 8, 8}. • Die C has sides {3,3,5, 5, 7,7}. You can readily verify that the probability of rolling die A higher than B is 5/9, and similarly for B> C and A (see Wikinedia article above)

A set of dice is called intransitive (or non-transitive) if it contains three dice, A, B, C, with the property that A rolls higher than B more than half the time, and B rolls higher than C more than half the time, but it is not true that A rolls higher than C more than half the time. In other words, a set of dice is intransitive if the binary relation – X rolls a higher number than Y more than half the time (reproduced from Wikipedia: Intransitive Dice) Consider the following set of dice: is not transitive on its elements. • Die A has sides {2,2,4, 4, 9,9}. • Die B has sides {1, 1,6, 6, 8, 8}. • Die C has sides {3,3,5, 5, 7,7}. You can readily verify that the probability of rolling die A higher than B is 5/9, and similarly for B> C and A (see Wikinedia article above)

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

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Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability

Section10.8: Probability

Problem 32E

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