VantaBrandon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTyping monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study findsphys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square198fedilinkarrow-up1595arrow-down148file-text
arrow-up1547arrow-down1external-linkTyping monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study findsphys.orgVantaBrandon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square198fedilinkfile-text
The question that everyone has been dying to know has been answered. Finally! What will scientists study next?
minus-squarePyr_Pressure@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·5 days agoExcept the lifetime of the universe is quite small when compared to infinity, so it doesn’t really convey how large infinity is because it’s so much more.
minus-squareTakumidesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 days agoThey don’t convey the same information. Infinity isn’t really an amount of something.
minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 days ago> typeof Infinity 'number' Riddle me that, smart guy.
minus-squarePyr_Pressure@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoYes I know, but I was just trying to put into the perspective the person I was replying to.
Except the lifetime of the universe is quite small when compared to infinity, so it doesn’t really convey how large infinity is because it’s so much more.
They don’t convey the same information.
Infinity isn’t really an amount of something.
> typeof Infinity 'number'Riddle me that, smart guy.
Damn, you just SLAMMED me.
Yes I know, but I was just trying to put into the perspective the person I was replying to.