Okay I think I get that so far. However, the bits that make up the compressed encyclopaedia wouldn't actually be random, even if they gave the appearance of being so. Similarly the random string, if it was the compressed form of a larger encyclopedia would therefore cease to be random!
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Hi everyone, I'd like to start by saying that I have no background or knowledge of maths other than high school. As a consequence, I have no idea if this question is stupid, trivial, nonsensical or whatever. I also don't even know if it's in the correct thread (I made the best guess I could). So...