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A Fair Shake: How Close Can The Sum Of n-Sided Dice Be To A Uniform Distribution?

Shamil AsgarliORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-8297View further author information
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Received 16 Apr 2023, Accepted 30 Aug 2023, Published online: 07 May 2024

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