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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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[โ€“] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I always heard that it was an infinite number of monkeys, not just one. So one of them might get the job done in time.

[โ€“] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

One of them is mathematically guaranteed to get the job done in time.

In fact - and here's the trippy part - an infinite number of them is mathematically guaranteed to get the job done in time.