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Old 12-17-2004, 06:34 PM  
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Originally posted by Fake Nick
how can you have numbers for ONE single experiment ?

you are giving numbers on this experiment done more than once
such is the nature of probability and mathematics
this is the kind of logic you are using

lets say i picked 6 lottery numbers
your logic is saying that there are two outcomes = win or lose
therefore i can either do one or the other
win or lose 50/50

i think get what you are saying - in one shot you could get lucky and beat the odds - but its the *illusion* of 50/50

the actual mathematical probabilityis 66%
it is irrefutable
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