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

Except the lifetime of the universe is quite small when compared to infinity, so it doesn’t really convey how large infinity is because it’s so much more.

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Takumidesh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
They don’t convey the same information.

Infinity isn’t really an amount of something.

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- bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  > typeof Infinity 'number'
  
  Riddle me that, smart guy.
  
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  - Takumidesh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Damn, you just SLAMMED me.
    
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- Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Yes I know, but I was just trying to put into the perspective the person I was replying to.
  
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