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(Message started by: mikedagr8 on Jul 13^th, 2007, 6:08am)

Title: WAITING FOR PATTERNS
Post by mikedagr8 on Jul 13^th, 2007, 6:08am

um i believe it is the number of possible outcomes (letters=26, numbers=10) ^ total length of our outcome (willywilly=10) + the number of possible outcomes (letters=26, numbers=10) ^ (patterns occuring so willy = 5, 1231=4, HT =2). that seems to work out can i get some confirmation?

Title: Re: WAITING FOR PATTERNS
Post by towr on Jul 15^th, 2007, 8:51am

I don't think you've accounted for the extra 10 for 1231231
They are all repeating themselves after a point (1231231 even repeats itself twice, once from each 1)