reply to post by TangoVooDoo
Nice clarification Tango!
Here's a new one for your pondering...
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Originally posted by Maslo
I want to point out that infinite monkey theorem is NOT how evolution works. It only shows how random mutation might work but is missing the other important side of the coin - natural selection.
How many strokes are needed to write Hamlet using "evolutionary enhanced monkey theorem" ?
The text of Hamlet contains 130 000 letters.
There are 26 letters in the alphabet (ignoring punctuation).
The monkey randomly types letters, incorrect letters "go extinct", but when it types the right letter, it stays written and the monkey moves to the next letter - simplified natural selection mechanism.
26 times 130 000 = 3 380 000 strokes!![]()
And this is the worst case scenario, because mean probability of writing a correct letter is after 13 strokes, so divide it by two. This is not so implausible, isnt it?![]()
Look at this, quite fascinating... vlab.infotech.monash.edu.au...
[edit on 8-9-2009 by Maslo]
The monkey randomly types letters, incorrect letters "go extinct", but when it types the right letter, it stays written and the monkey moves to the next letter - simplified natural selection mechanism.
well, I dont think it is the wording that is so important, but the concept behind it is. The point of the whole theorem is that random data generators can, given enough time, replicate for example Hamlet.