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Re:Long out of math, an AI programmer cracks a pure math pro... by thaumasiotes on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @05:33PM (#34239097)
As stated, it's not a solution at all - it uses four out of three possible weighings.
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Re:Long out of math, an AI programmer cracks a pure math pro... by SideQuark on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @06:19PM (#34239556)
No, it does three. The "four" is a typing mistake. And it's provably optimal from the theory behind construction of minimal error correcting codes.
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Re:Long out of math, an AI programmer cracks a pure math pro... by tmoertel on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @06:26PM (#34239623)
Ah, it looks like there's a typo in your earlier post. It currently reads: "My solution numbered the balls in base 3, then did four weighings with no if/thens..." (Emphasis mine.)
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