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infinite monkey theorem

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
in-finite -mon-key the-o-rem
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The proposition that a monkey hitting keys independently and at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type any given text, including the complete works of William Shakespeare.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

the infinite monkey theorem (canonical)

Questions

What does infinite monkey theorem mean?
The proposition that a monkey hitting keys independently and at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type any given text, including the complete works of William Shakespeare.

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