 Point probability for the maximum of simple symmetric random walk (source code)

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= Point probability for the maximum of simple symmetric random walk

For $M_n=\max_{0\leq k\leq n}S_k$ and a positive integer $a$,
$$
\mathbb P(M_n=a)
=\mathbb P(S_n=a)+\mathbb P(S_n=a+1).
$$
Exactly one term can be nonzero because $S_n$ has the parity of $n$.

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