Comment on You can't win the lottery

runeko@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• ndsvw@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What is the mathematical definition of “slight”?

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  • TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    you’re saying there’s NO chance of winning the lottery, no matter how infinitesimally small, if you don’t buy a ticket?

    do you have a source for this claim? or are you just seeking an upgrade from Bureaucrat Grade 35 to Grade 34? jk lol

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  • runeko@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not Playing: P(ticket won) * P(found a ticket on the ground)

    Playing: P(ticket won) * P(didn’t drop or otherwise lose ticket)

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