balderdash@lemmy.zip to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoYou can't win the lotterylemmy.zipimagemessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1479arrow-down121
arrow-up1458arrow-down1imageYou can't win the lotterylemmy.zipbalderdash@lemmy.zip to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square85fedilink
minus-squarerunekolinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoYou are very slightly less likely to win the lotto if you don’t buy a ticket.
minus-squarepetrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhat is the mathematical definition of “slight”?
minus-squarerunekolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNot Playing: P(ticket won) * P(found a ticket on the ground) Playing: P(ticket won) * P(didn’t drop or otherwise lose ticket)
minus-squareTimewornTraveler@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·1 year agoyou’re saying there’s NO chance of winning the lottery, no matter how infinitesimally small, if you don’t buy a ticket? do you have a source for this claim? or are you just seeking an upgrade from Bureaucrat Grade 35 to Grade 34? jk lol
You are very slightly less likely to win the lotto if you don’t buy a ticket.
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What is the mathematical definition of “slight”?
Not Playing: P(ticket won) * P(found a ticket on the ground)
Playing: P(ticket won) * P(didn’t drop or otherwise lose ticket)
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you’re saying there’s NO chance of winning the lottery, no matter how infinitesimally small, if you don’t buy a ticket?
do you have a source for this claim? or are you just seeking an upgrade from Bureaucrat Grade 35 to Grade 34? jk lol