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

• Zorque@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So… three monkeys?

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  • tb_@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    At least

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• LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Exactly. That’s the point.

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    • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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      • Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Within that finite set, one combination is the complete text of Hamlet.

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