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{{trope|wppage=Infinite monkey theorem}} |
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{{quote|''"Hanging out while the monkeys type away..."'' |
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|'''[[They Might Be Giants]]''', ''We Live in a Dump''}} |
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A standard thought experiment from probability theory states that a million monkeys hammering a million typewriters (or a hundred, or a thousand) will eventually write the entire works of Shakespeare (or Dickens, or all the books in the British Library). This is a vivid enough mental image that it gets referenced a ''lot'' in fiction. |
A standard thought experiment from probability theory states that a million monkeys hammering a million typewriters (or a hundred, or a thousand) will eventually write the entire works of Shakespeare (or Dickens, or all the books in the British Library). This is a vivid enough mental image that it gets referenced a ''lot'' in fiction. |
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== Comedy == |
== Comedy == |
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