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Re:Shortest bit sequence that's never been sent over the Int... by Dylan16807 on Thursday April 19, 2018 @09:30PM (#16881503)
It's the percent chance that matters, so it doesn't matter if you can distinguish them. The cases still exist with equal chance.
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Re:Shortest bit sequence that's never been sent over the Int... by KozmoNau7 on Friday April 20, 2018 @03:43AM (#16882901)
To elaborate, the situation as stated in the question is currently Hx, so HH and HT are the only possible results.
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Re:Shortest bit sequence that's never been sent over the Int... by Dylan16807 on Friday April 20, 2018 @03:34PM (#16887838)
You can calculate 50/50 but it's not by ignoring the difference between HT and TH.
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Re:Shortest bit sequence that's never been sent over the Int... by KozmoNau7 on Friday April 20, 2018 @01:31AM (#16882365)
The first child is not an influencing factor on the second child. It's either a boy or a girl, 50/50.
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