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coktail
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Hi There,
This is my first post in Math, and I can't read a formula beyond arithmetic, so please bear with me.
I've always been curious about infinity and how it affects probability. I was reading on Wikipedia about the Infinite Monkey Theorem, and understand (I think) that with a finite set of variables (e.g. typewriter keys) over infinite time, the probability of an occurrence or reoccurrence is almost sure, or probability one, which I have taken to to mean 9.99999999_ (repeated).
My question is twofold:
1. Am I getting that first part right?
2. What happens with infinite variables over infinite time? What is the probability of a specific (but arbitrary) outcome occurring?
Thanks!
Coktail
This is my first post in Math, and I can't read a formula beyond arithmetic, so please bear with me.
I've always been curious about infinity and how it affects probability. I was reading on Wikipedia about the Infinite Monkey Theorem, and understand (I think) that with a finite set of variables (e.g. typewriter keys) over infinite time, the probability of an occurrence or reoccurrence is almost sure, or probability one, which I have taken to to mean 9.99999999_ (repeated).
My question is twofold:
1. Am I getting that first part right?
2. What happens with infinite variables over infinite time? What is the probability of a specific (but arbitrary) outcome occurring?
Thanks!
Coktail