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So how small is it then? (Posted on 2006-08-09)

In a magazine recently there was a discussion about probability.

The author asserted that the probability of the event in question was approximately

(1 - 10^-21)^10²⁵

How small is this number?

See The Solution Submitted by Jer

Rating: 4.0000 (2 votes)

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re: different solution

| Comment 11 of 17 |

(In reply to different solution by Gregor)

Exponentiation is not associative. The problem has a^(10^25) = a^10000000000000000000000000 which is not the same as (a^10)^25 = a^250

Posted by Jer on 2006-08-11 09:41:18

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