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#2 2012-12-18 01:42:16
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Re: probability
Hi jacks;
Fairly simple to just enumerate:
If I draw a six, I have 3 numbers to pick, same for a 5 and a 4. So that is 3 * 3 = 9
If I draw a 3, I have 5 numbers to pick, same with 2 and 1. So 3 * 5 = 15.
Probability is 4 / 5.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#4 2012-12-18 01:57:01
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Re: probability
Say you pick a 6 and then a 4, remember without replacement means no two numbers are the same.
The minimum of a 6 and a 4 is 4. It means the smallest value out of the two numbers picked.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#6 2012-12-18 02:02:47
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Re: probability
Okay, you are welcome.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.