Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
thought experiment |
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:logic
gptkb:probability_theory |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
finite probability
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| gptkbp:describes |
probability of random events
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| gptkbp:example |
counterintuitive result
infinite process |
| gptkbp:formedBy |
early 20th century
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| gptkbp:hasMathematicalBasis |
probability approaching 1 as time approaches infinity
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Infinite Monkey Theorem
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| gptkbp:implies |
random processes can produce ordered results given infinite time
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| gptkbp:metaphor |
infinite monkeys typing works of Shakespeare
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| gptkbp:parodyOf |
monkeys writing Hamlet
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| gptkbp:popularizedBy |
gptkb:Émile_Borel
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| gptkbp:referencedIn |
various scientific discussions
Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:probability_theory
gptkb:law_of_large_numbers randomness infinite sequences |
| gptkbp:state |
a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type any given text, such as the complete works of Shakespeare
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:literature
gptkb:mathematics gptkb:philosophy popular culture |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:River_North_Art_District
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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