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		awegio on May 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: random(random(random(random()))) According to the internet what you wrote is the distribution of min(random(), random()), but the distribution of the product is different. Product: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/659254/product-dist... Minimum: https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/220/how-is-the-min... I can't explain it either, but I also don't think there is a reason they should look the same.

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