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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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[-] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

When they say such things, the are probably talking about the expected value, where those chances are taken into account, just like the number calculated in this article.

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