1993-01-30 - randomness & 01/10

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From: Karl Barrus <elee9sf@Menudo.UH.EDU>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1993-01-30 07:05:46 UTC
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From: Karl Barrus <elee9sf@Menudo.UH.EDU>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 93 23:05:46 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: randomness & 01/10
In-Reply-To: <9301292119.AA12633@toad.com>
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>bit stream.  For instance, if your detector typically has some runs of
>zeroes, then after a 10 sequence, a 01 sequence is more likely than
>another 10.

But you are looking at the stream in pairs - so whether or not you see
another 10 or 01 depends on whether there is an odd or even number of
zeroes before the next one.

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