蒙特卡洛

Méngtèkǎluò

noun #27,793

Meanings

1 Monte Carlo (district of Monaco)
2 Monte Carlo method (mathematics/statistics)

Characters

to cover; obscure (phonetic)

special (phonetic)

to block; card (phonetic)

river name (phonetic)

Examples

蒙特卡洛是摩纳哥的著名赌场和旅游胜地。

Méngtèkǎluò shì Mónàgē de zhùmíng dǔchǎng hé lǚyóu shèngdì.

Monte Carlo is Monaco's famous casino and tourist destination.

蒙特卡洛模拟法广泛应用于金融风险评估。

Méngtèkǎluò mónǐ fǎ guǎngfàn yìngyòng yú jīnróng fēngxiǎn pínggū.

Monte Carlo simulation methods are widely used in financial risk assessment.

Tips

culture

蒙特卡洛 refers both to the glamorous district in Monaco famous for its casino, and to a family of computational algorithms (Monte Carlo methods) named after the casino's element of chance. The mathematical usage is common in academic and technical contexts.

Stroke Order

蒙 méng

特 tè

卡 kǎ

洛 luò