English Explanatory Dictionary

Penney's game

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A game for two players in which each player selects an equally long sequence of heads or tails. The winner is the player whose sequence occurs first when a fair coin is tossed repeatedly.

Word forms

Penney's game

Etymology

Named after its inventor, Walter Penney.

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