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dwise1
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Message 41 of 76 (367684)
12-04-2006 3:05 PM
Reply to: Message 39 by RAZD
11-17-2006 8:18 PM


Improbable ≠ Impossible
No matter how small the probability is. Once you have won the lottery the probability question is answered.
[quibble]
Correction: "Once anyone has won the lottery the probability question is answered."
[/quibble]

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Message 75 of 76 (665383)
06-12-2012 3:26 PM
Reply to: Message 74 by Dr Adequate
06-12-2012 3:07 PM


Re: probabiity problems
I think you two might be talking past each other.
I think that Genomicus thinks that we're talking about the probability of combining a billion decks of cards and still dealing only one single hand that is a royal flush.
I think that we're talking about using each of those billion decks of cards to deal a billion hands and the probability that at least one of those billion hands being a royal flush.

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