On Non-Transitive Spinners

Authors

  • Pavel Tlustý Pedagogical Faculty, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice
  • Ireneusz Krech University of the National Education Commission, Krakow

Abstract

The article presents non-transitive spinners as a probabilistic analogue of well-known non-transitive dice. The authors introduce a triplet of n-sector spinners, define the “better than” relation between pairs of spinners, and show that this relation need not be transitive. Through concrete examples, they explain why choosing a spinner first may not be advantageous. They also introduce a code of a spinner triplet, which enables efficient comparison of spinners and the construction of new non-transitive triplets with a larger number of sectors.

Published

2026-06-01

How to Cite

Tlustý, P., & Krech, I. (2026). On Non-Transitive Spinners. MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS, 35(2), 91–96. Retrieved from https://www.mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/1109

Issue

Section

Mathematics