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No: Monte Carlo integration is poorly suited to this smooth one-dimensional problem at such a tight tolerance. A sample-average Monte Carlo estimator has a standard error proportional to , whereas the deterministic composite Simpson's rule bound decreases as here and already certifies the target with tens of strips. Random sampling would require vastly more function evaluations and supplies a probabilistic error statement rather than the displayed deterministic guarantee.

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