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Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds (phys.org)

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The question that everyone has been dying to know has been answered. Finally! What will scientists study next?

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[-] Overshoot2648@lemm.ee 34 points 1 month ago

How is this a study? It's just basic probability on a bogo sort style algorithm.

[-] Yaysuz@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago

It’s not a “study”, it’s just 2 mathematicians having some fun. The paper is a good read, and as a math teacher I see a lot of pedagogical values in such publications.

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