What is the 'Monte Carlo Simulation'. Monte Carlo simulations are used to model the probability of different outcomes in a process that cannot easily be predicted due to the intervention of random variables. BREAKING DOWN 'Monte Carlo Simulation'.
The part of the inferior limb between the hip and the knee. thigh. thigh. the portion of the leg above the stifle; the femur. femur. in dogs, refers to the area from stifle to hock. Called also gaskin, calf.
The femur is the only bone in the thigh. It is classed as a long bone, and is in fact the longest bone in the body. The main function of the femur is to transmit forces from the tibia to the hip joint. It acts as the site of origin and attachment of many muscles and ligaments, and can be divided into three areas; proximal, shaft and distal.