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The "stained glass window problem": Draw many random chords in a circle; which kind of polygon ($3$-gon, $4$-gon, etc.) occupies the most total area?

Draw $n$ random chords in a circle, where each chord connects two independent uniformly random points on the circle. As $n\to\infty$, which kind of polygon (triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, etc.) ...
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Question about $n$ random points in a regular polygon, and a limiting probability

Suppose we choose $n$ uniformly random points in a disk, then draw the smallest circle that encloses all of those points. There is evidence suggesting that the probability that the enclosing circle is ...