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Right. A system can function at (effectively) 100% correctness being composed of individuals who are not 100% perfect (because nobody is). If 1 person is 99.99

Right. A system can function at (effectively) 100% correctness being composed of individuals who are not 100% perfect (because nobody is). If 1 person is 99.99% correct, how correct are 3 people when consensus is required to make a decision? 5? Its just math.

eutectic 10y ago
You can only 'do the math' if you assume uncorrelated errors and no unanticipated or emergent failure modes.