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Monte Carlo Integration
Definition
In order to integrate a function over a complicated domain D, Monte Carlo integration picks random points over some simple domain D' which is a superset of D, checks whether each point is within D, and estimates the area of D (volume, n-dimensional content, etc.) as the area of D' multiplied by the fraction of points falling within D. Monte Carlo integration is implemented in the Wolfram Language as NIntegrate[f, ..., Method -> MonteCarlo].
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Related Wolfram Language symbol
NIntegrate