What happened when a gambler asked for help from a mathematician? The formal study of Probability. Infinite Series is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV ...
Let's say I roll two dice, a d8 and a d12… How do I calculate the probability that the d12 will a) win, b) be equal, c) lose? There is probably a name for this equation, but my google-fu is lacking.