balderdash@lemmy.zip to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoYou can't win the lotterylemmy.zipimagemessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1478arrow-down121
arrow-up1457arrow-down1imageYou can't win the lotterylemmy.zipbalderdash@lemmy.zip to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square92fedilink
minus-square⚡⚡⚡@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoThis isn’t true from the math point of view, is it? Not playing -> chance is 0 Playing -> chance is 0.000…1 The factor between both numbers is infinity.
minus-squarepetrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhat is the mathematical definition of “slight”?
minus-squareruneko@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNot Playing: P(ticket won) * P(found a ticket on the ground) Playing: P(ticket won) * P(didn’t drop or otherwise lose ticket)
minus-square⚡⚡⚡@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoBut what if there is a person who slaps your face with a ticket and that makes you win?
minus-squareTimewornTraveler@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·1 year agoyou’re saying there’s NO chance of winning the lottery, no matter how infinitesimally small, if you don’t buy a ticket? do you have a source for this claim? or are you just seeking an upgrade from Bureaucrat Grade 35 to Grade 34? jk lol
This isn’t true from the math point of view, is it?
Not playing -> chance is 0
Playing -> chance is 0.000…1
The factor between both numbers is infinity.
What is the mathematical definition of “slight”?
Not Playing: P(ticket won) * P(found a ticket on the ground)
Playing: P(ticket won) * P(didn’t drop or otherwise lose ticket)
But what if there is a person who slaps your face with a ticket and that makes you win?
you’re saying there’s NO chance of winning the lottery, no matter how infinitesimally small, if you don’t buy a ticket?
do you have a source for this claim? or are you just seeking an upgrade from Bureaucrat Grade 35 to Grade 34? jk lol