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This post exhibits poor logic and cognitive decline.
Could one million monkeys type out Hamlet?
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Dutch Uncle
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It's a theoretical exercise. We could do the same with a million retards with computer keyboards and it still take longer than their lifespans to randomly type Hamlet.
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fyfy PhD- level mathematicians have already done the math.I'm the only one who actually brought some MATH to the thread. LOL.
Outclassed you again!
LOLOLOLOLOL
There was no reason for you to post incorrect math based on your faulty assumptions about probability, just to try to impress me.
Dutch Uncle
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Perry the Retard, besides having a severe case of OCD*, is also obsessed with being seen as the smartest person on the thread. Sad.
There are two ways to get ahead in the world: be better, or smarter in this case, than eveyrone else or to beat down all the competition until you're the only one left standing. Perry Pud-Puller always takes the second option. Always. He can't discuss like an adult due to his condition so he always attacks and belittles.
*Obsessive Cypress Disorder
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lol, good example!
I think the assumption behind using monkeys is they supposedly could represent true random probability.
Humans, even Forrest Gump, unlike chimps know the alphabet and spelling, so if they sat at a keyboard they would be tempted to type words or phrases, recognizable patterns
Obviously Perry is keen to derail the thread with his petty grievances and low self esteem!
Dutch Uncle
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Agreed on monkeys. They also have the dexterity to use a typewriter even if they aren't very good at it. LOL
Still, even a million normal human beings randomly typing would take billions of years to type a complete Hamlet. Most of us can't even quote much from the play. Just short bits like “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark“, “Brevity is the soul of wit“ and “Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: A fellow of infinite jest“.
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Yakuda
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So ..never
Except this is pure hypothesis - hypothetical monkeys and hypothetical keyboards. Real world limitations are beside the point.
Dutch Uncle
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The fact that researchers in England did this experiment with real monkeys means people are interested to know if this hypothesis would actually work in reality as a truth claim. Not as an untestable hypothesis that assumes a hypothetical army of infinity amounts of monkeys.
LOL. Such desperation. You couldn't do the math but now you sit and critique it like you had a say. LOL. No one is impressed by you Cy. Sorry to break it to you. Maybe your folks will care.
Question is were the researchers in England researching or laughing?
Don't ask Cy. He's a complete drudge. No humor because he's absolutely struggling to understand this stuff. That's his "MO". He posts things without comment to impress you with how wide-ranging his interests are.
But if you try to actually talk technically about it, you'll get whining in the return.
Dutch Uncle
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I think it was more of a fun way to test the ability of monkeys to work machines.
Let's not forget Ham was trained to manipulate some controls in his space flight. I bet even Perry could learn to do that!
Sad that you are so angry and jealous, Perry. Why don't you run off and pull your pud? You might feel better.
That's exactly what your previous sock Perry would have writtenNo one is impressed by you Cy! Sorry to break it to you!
Most benign research involving monkeys is going to be good for some laughs!
Awww, someone's still upset and stewing.
(You should consider taking a break from JPP. You aren't stable enough for the rough and tumble of debate
)ftfyI want to derail this thread and make it all about my resentment of Cypress!
Still the only person on here to actually use some math. Something you seem strangely incapable of.
import math
def calculate_probability(monkeys, time_seconds, target_phrase):
# Define the character set (assuming lowercase and space for simplicity)
charset = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz '
charset_size = len(charset)
# Length of the target phrase
phrase_length = len(target_phrase.lower())
# Total number of characters typed by all monkeys
total_characters = monkeys * time_seconds
# Probability of typing the target phrase correctly in one attempt
phrase_probability = (1 / charset_size) ** phrase_length
# Number of possible attempts to type the phrase
possible_attempts = total_characters - phrase_length + 1
# Probability of at least one correct attempt
probability = 1 - (1 - phrase_probability) ** possible_attempts
return probability
# Inputs
monkeys = 100
time_seconds = 60 * 60 # 1 hour
target_phrase = "To be or not to be"
# Calculate and print the probability
prob = calculate_probability(monkeys, time_seconds, target_phrase)
print(f"Probability of typing '{target_phrase}' in {time_seconds} seconds with {monkeys} monkeys: {prob:.10f}")