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| From | Jeff-Relf.Me @. |
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| Message-ID | <Jeff-Relf.Me@Jul.18--10.38am.Seattle.2021> (permalink) |
| References | <ilfrboFgbm2U1@mid.individual.net> |
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | It's _hard_ to be precise. |
| Organization | blocknews - www.blocknews.net |
| Date | 2021-07-18 10:38 -0700 |
whodat: > For example, I suggest that any 50% of the universe has the same average > density as any other 50%. That’s a pretty large chunk, but what is the > smallest size segment for the statement to remain universally true, > and why that size? As the ( often great ) Sylvia replied.... It's a matter of precision, and it's _hard_ to be precise. How many times must you flip a coin before you can confidently say that it's a 50-50 proposition ? 1,000,000 times ? 1,000,000,000 ?
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It's _hard_ to be precise. Jeff-Relf.Me @. - 2021-07-18 10:38 -0700
Re: It's _hard_ to be precise. John Sefton <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2021-07-18 11:59 -0700
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