Author: KarinsDad
Date: 11:21:28 05/21/99
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On May 21, 1999 at 12:55:13, Dann Corbit wrote: [snip] >In any case, it still puts a lid on the maximum number possible. If, for >instance, I can encode all chess board positions in 100 bits, then there are >only about 10^30 possible board positions. The legal positions will be a >subset of that. Hence, finding a minimal coding for board positions also has a >fascinating mathematical result: It puts a cap on the maximum number of possible >board positions. My estimate is 10^48 since I think that it can be done in 160 bits, but not much lower. KarinsDad :)
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