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02-06-2008, 08:13 AM | #46 |
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I forgot to check one of the boundary values. For n = 52!, P should equal one. Instead, for n = 52!, P = (52!-1)/2, so something is not right.
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02-06-2008, 08:24 AM | #47 |
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Yeah I was thinking n=52????????????????????, not 52!
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02-06-2008, 08:30 AM | #49 | |
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02-06-2008, 08:33 AM | #50 |
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I think n=n.
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02-06-2008, 08:35 AM | #51 |
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lmao
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02-06-2008, 08:38 AM | #52 |
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n represents the number of shuffles. When the decks have been shuffled 52! times (52x51x50x...x2x1), all possible combinations --- hey, I think you're right! I've been thinking about this wrong. You don't have to encounter every possible combination to get two that match. Maybe my original calculations were right. I will think about it while I shower. I hope this B&B has a lot of hot water.
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02-06-2008, 08:42 AM | #53 |
Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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Can we watch...um, er...I mean watch the mathematical genius as his mind dazzles with brilliance and...
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02-06-2008, 08:52 AM | #54 |
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Just give me a number so I can slap you in the face with it. I haven't met my quota for scathing remarks this morning.
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02-06-2008, 09:19 AM | #55 |
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Sorry, I have to be up to the big house in 10 minutes, to get the second B of this B&B.
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02-06-2008, 09:24 AM | #56 |
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Buttsecks and barbecue?
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02-06-2008, 09:29 AM | #57 |
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Well, it is Montana. Rules are rules.
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02-06-2008, 09:31 AM | #58 |
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02-06-2008, 11:17 AM | #59 |
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No, P will never be one. You are never guaranteed to get a match.
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02-06-2008, 11:39 AM | #60 |
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Yes you are, because the outcomes are limited--it's like if you have four different colors of socks, and you choose five socks. Your fifth sock must match one of the other four.
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