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

Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The whole point of the thought experiment is that you have infinite monkeys.

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  • Zorque@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So… three monkeys?

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    • tb_@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      At least

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  • LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I don’t think so, because if you had infinite monkeys an infinite number of them would get it on the first try.

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    • Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Exactly. That’s the point.

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      • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I don’t think it works honestly. You’d need a monkey with a lasting and dutiful commitment to true randomness to ever get anything but a finite number of button mashing variations. Monkeys like that don’t come cheaply.

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