Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds - eviltoast

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

  • Lemming6969@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    This changes the rules though from check at the end to check at every letter. That’s where the real efficiency gain is… The insertion of an all knowing checker who could have written it himself anyway. The math of permutations vs combinations changes drastically if we change the rules.

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      2 months ago

      The insertion of an all knowing checker who could have written it himself anyway

      The checker does make all the difference, but he doesn’t need to be able to write it by himself. It could be even a brainless process, such as natural selection.