Author: Paul
Date: 07:31:27 10/07/01
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On October 07, 2001 at 10:26:25, Albert Silver wrote: >On October 07, 2001 at 08:43:05, Paul wrote: > >>On October 07, 2001 at 08:03:40, stuart taylor wrote: >> >>>On October 07, 2001 at 05:54:19, Ian Aston wrote: >>> >>>>I guess Deep Fritz isn't waiting for games 38, 39 & 40, after all. :) >>>> >>>>IA >>> >>>So why is this happening anyway. Some say It's normal, but (althogh it's a >>>speeded up version of a familiar pattern) I'm not sure that it IS so normal, if >>>you study the patterns and their frequencies. >>> But maybe that's a bit too mathematical for hardened mathematicians? >>>S.Taylor >> >>Hi Stuart, >> >>If the probability of something happening is zero, it won't happen. Otherwise, >>it will sometime, sooner or later, no telling when. > >I'm no mathematician, but my understanding is that probability represents what >_can_ happen (and how often) and not what _will_ happen. The difference is that >just because both heads or tails _can_ show up if I flip a coin with a >probability of 1 in 2, being equally probable, doesn't mean they _will_. Heads >could just as well NEVER show up. Ever. Why? Because each and everytime I flip >that coin the chances are still 1 in 2. A very funny way of illustrating this is >the opening scene of Tom Stoppard's play, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are >Dead". > > Albert You 'could' be right :) Paul
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