RE: "Reference #"

And at the other extreme, if a real number was _truly_ chosen at random, what 
would be the odds of it being small enough to write out within the space of the 
known universe?

Tom Liotta

rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   4. Re: RE: "Reference #" (Michael Naughton)
>
>Although it is not mathematically strict, this example suggests an
>intuitive proof. If the algorithm produced a new (unique) number every
>time,  the randomness would diminish because the result would become
>increasingly predictable. After it had generated nine numbers, the next
>one would be absolutely predictable. . . .
>
>rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>The
>>math to prove that is somewhat above my head, but then a lot of things
>>are.
>>
>>An example might work better.  We have a 1 digit number (0-9).  The
>>algorithm emits a number: 2.  The next number does not come from a
>>universe
>>of 0,1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 but from the exact same universe of 0-9.  The
>>algorithm
>>might emit a 2, or it might not; you can't predict.

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