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Most likely not true, since many shuffles are from a sorted deck (original buy, result of playing out some game, etc...). The 52! possibilities are certainly no
by SideQuark 2y ago
Most likely not true, since many shuffles are from a sorted deck (original buy, result of playing out some game, etc...). The 52! possibilities are certainly not uniformly spread in real life.
With enough shuffles then you'll likely hit never before seen territory.
- thfuran 2y agoAnd once you get there, it is likely that further shuffles will stay there.
- SideQuark 2y agoAgreed. Except I suspect most shuffles are people playing cards, and many (most?) games put a lot of order back into the deck, again returning to well trodden decks.
- 7373737373 2y agoThis is a good Numberphile video about it - The Best (and Worst) Ways to Shuffle Cards: https://youtube.com/watch?v=AxJubaijQbI https://youtube.com/watch?v=AxJubaijQbI