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Can Monkeys Type Out Hamlet? Scientists Put the Infinite Monkey Theorem to the Test (And It’s Pretty Funny)

In 1854, the Irish mathematician George Boole mused that probability was “expectation founded upon partial knowledge.” His ...
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Those typing monkeys will never produce Shakespeare’s works, mathematicians say

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Could Monkeys Really Type All of Shakespeare?

Not in this universe, a new study concludes. By Alexander Nazaryan Science doesn’t usually tolerate frivolity, but the infinite monkey theorem enjoys an exception. The question it poses is thoroughly ...
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Those typing monkeys will never produce Shakespeare’s works, mathematicians say

Talented though they may be, monkeys will never type out the complete works of William Shakespeare, or even a short book, a new study suggests. The Infinite Monkey Theorem is a famous thought ...