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The average distance between two points selected at random within a unit cube is often referred to as Robbins constant (after David P. Robbins). Robbins constant can be expressed as [1]

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Its numerical value is approximately [2]

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References

  1. ^ D. Robbins, Average distance between two points in a box, Amer. Mathematical Monthly, 85 (1978) p.278
  2. ^ Miscellaneous Mathematical Constants by Simon Plouffe