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Yet another coin-tossing scenario

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Martin Griffiths
Martin Griffiths*
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Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford OX1 3LB
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 96 , Issue 537 , November 2012 , pp. 543 - 546
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2012

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