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==Classical solution== The problem's classical solution (presented, for example, in Bertrand's own work) depends on the method by which a chord is chosen "at random".<ref name=Drory/> The argument is that if the method of random selection is specified, the problem will have a well-defined solution (determined by the principle of indifference). The three solutions presented by Bertrand correspond to different selection methods, and in the absence of further information there is no reason to prefer one over another; accordingly, the problem as stated has no unique solution.<ref name="Marinoff">{{Citation |last=Marinoff |first=L. |title=A resolution of Bertrand's paradox |journal=[[Philosophy of Science (journal)|Philosophy of Science]] |volume=61 |pages=1β24 |year=1994 |doi=10.1086/289777 |s2cid=122224925}}</ref>
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