Page:A philosophical essay on probabilities Tr. Truscott, Emory 1902.djvu/65

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GAMES OF CHANCE.
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for example, B has a hundred counters, it is a bet of a little less than one against one that the game will end in 23780 throws, and a bet of a little more than one against one that it will end in 23781 throws.

These two examples added to those we have already given are sufficient to shows how the problems of games have contributed to the perfection of analysis.