Comment by blauditore

The term "monte carlo methods" in statistics/probability bothers me, since it literally just means trying out, or simulating. I can't help but think someone started using it to just sound smart. Such shenanigans seem make science harder to grasp especially for newcomers, so I think it would be better to keep naming simple and obvious where possible. There are enough topics that are too abstract, so it can't be done there.