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| From | whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: It's _hard_ to be precise. |
| Date | 2021-07-18 21:28 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <ilk69rFb5kdU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <ilfrboFgbm2U1@mid.individual.net> <Jeff-Relf.Me@Jul.18--10.38am.Seattle.2021> <c9d61d90-dca2-4687-b6d0-23fa25b8ad33n@googlegroups.com> |
On 7/18/2021 1:59 PM, John Sefton wrote: > On Sunday, 18 July 2021 at 11:38:52 UTC-6, Jeff-Relf.Me wrote: >> 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 ? > The average density is the same, no matter how big or how small, Prove it.
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Re: Just for grins #2 Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2021-07-18 20:08 +1000
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
Re: It's _hard_ to be precise. whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2021-07-18 21:28 -0500
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