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Nit: The pigeonhole principle is exactly the opposite of "only one object being in one location at a time". It says that if you have m pigeons and n holes, and

Nit: The pigeonhole principle is exactly the opposite of "only one object being in one location at a time". It says that if you have m pigeons and n holes, and m > n pigeons, at least one hole is going to have two pigeons in it.

kjhughes 11y ago
You're right. I've removed the erroneous reference so that it doesn't detract from the rest of the post. Thank you.
coldtea 11y ago
It's not the same pigeon that's twice in the same hole though, so it's not "exactly the opposite" -- just orthogonal.