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Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds (phys.org)
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The question that everyone has been dying to know has been answered. Finally! What will scientists study next?

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[–] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

When they say such things, the are probably talking about the expected value, where those chances are taken into account, just like the number calculated in this article.