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Re:Shortest bit sequence that's never been sent over the Int... by oaisdjoaisjdoi on Thursday April 19, 2018 @10:28AM (#16876146)
Because those are just numbers that work. The only way to roll a 2 (for example) is to roll 2 1's - which is obviously 1/36, not 1/3.
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Re:Shortest bit sequence that's never been sent over the Int... by rtkwe on Thursday April 19, 2018 @10:48AM (#16876345)
Sorry the problem was probability of rolling at least one 6 not of rolling a 6. Edited my original to make that clearer without the original post.
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