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Chimpanzees Could Never Randomly Type the Complete Works of Shakespeare, Study Finds
While testing the "infinite monkey theorem," mathematicians found that the odds of a chimpanzee typing even a short phrase ...
Monkey Shakespeare theory is wrong – chimps can’t write out bard’s full works
Study finds time keyboard monkeys would take to type dramatist’s plays, sonnets and poems would be longer than universe’s ...
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Those typing monkeys will never produce Shakespeare’s works, mathematicians say
Monkeys will not be able to type the complete works of William Shakespeare, or even a short book, before the death of the ...
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One Monkey Can’t Write Shakespeare In The Universe’s Lifetime, Better Get An Army
Based on 200,000 living chimpanzees and a lifespan of 30 years, and assuming the chimp population somehow remains stable ...
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Universe would end before monkey with keyboard learns to type Shakespeare
New study challenges the belief that monkeys could randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare after clicking at the ...
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Infinite Monkey Theorem: If a monkey typed for infinity, could it recreate a Shakespeare play?
The Infinite Monkey Theorem imagines random typing creating complex works. By adding real-world limits, scientists show it’s improbable.
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Could a monkey write Shakespeare before the universe dies? New research questions old theorem
The Infinite Monkey Theorem hypothesizes that, given a typewriter and an infinite amount of time, a monkey could in theory ...
Brush up on your insult swordfighting skills, someone is making an unofficial Monkey Island game
A new, unofficial entry in the Monkey Island saga is currently in development from indie studio BeanAdventureAgency. Designed ...
Newsweek on MSN11d
Mathematicians Find Shakespeare Infinite Monkey Theorem is 'Misleading'
"Non-trivial text generation during the lifespan of our universe is almost certainly impossible," the researchers said.
Could a monkey randomly type out Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ over time? Mathematicians say they have the answer
The research, helmed by mathematicians Professor Stephen Woodcock and Jay Falletta from the University of Technology Sydney, ...
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Monkey Shakespeare theory is wrong – chimps can’t write out bard’s full works
Monkeys would never be able to write the entire works of Shakespeare, even if given all the time in the world, a study has found. The adage, known as the infinite monkey theorem, suggests that if ...