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Importantly - you don't have to know the odds of the coin ahead of time, or which side is more likely. You only need to know that it is consistent.
by mankyd 2y ago
Importantly - you don't have to know the odds of the coin ahead of time, or which side is more likely. You only need to know that it is consistent.
- IncreasePosts 2y agoThe odds are important to know because if someone gave you a trick coin that always lands on heads, you will be flipping coins until the end of the universe. And I'm sure you have more important things to do than that.
- Vecr 2y agoNah, you can put in a rule to stop. It would be better to know ahead of time, but you don't need to.
- magicalhippo 2y ago> you will be flipping coins until the end of the universe Reminds me of one of my favorite movies, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, which opens with just such a scenario[1]. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjOqaD5tWB0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjOqaD5tWB0