English Explanatory Dictionary

Monty Hall problem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A brainteaser regarding probability, in which a game show contestant picks a door to win a prize. One door conceals a car; the other two conceal goats. After the contestant picks a door, the host opens one of the two remaining doors which reveals a goat. Counterintuitively, it is then in the contestant's interests to switch to the remaining door.

Word forms

Monty Hall problem Monty Hall problems Monty Hall paradox Monty's dilemma

Etymology

Coined by American statistician Steve Selvin in 1975, named after Monty Hall, former host of the American television game show Let's Make a Deal.

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