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SantalBlush • today at 2:57 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

Given infinite time, is it possible to randomly draw a rational (instead of an irrational) from the interval [0, 1]? And if so, is it possible infinite times?


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rablackburn • today at 3:30 AM

Finally, a well-formed question to which the answer "42 (times)" is a possible solution.

LPisGood • today at 3:32 AM

Certainly! Probability 0 does not mean impossible.

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adrianN • today at 3:35 AM

"Randomly" drawing anything from [0,1] is already quite difficult.

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