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Quincunx


The quincunx is the pattern of five dots Quincunx that appears on the "5" side of a 6-sided die. The word derives from the Latin words for both one and five.

The Galton board is sometimes also known as the quincunx.


See also

Boxcars, Dice, Galton Board, Snake Eyes

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References

Conway, J. H. and Guy, R. K. The Book of Numbers. New York:Springer-Verlag, pp. 9 and 22, 1996.

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Quincunx

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Quincunx." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Quincunx.html

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