<p>You know the famous “monkeys and typewriters” problem? Given a bunch of monkeys all randomly typing on keyboards, they will very likely produce words, sentences, pieces of literature, since each string of letters has a non-zero probability of being randomly typed.</p>
<p>This was an amusing link, I also enjoyed the other two articles about Yoda and the baseball, too! Well worth reading and a fun example of math in the “real” world. Thanks!</p>
<p>If the probability were zero, it would be a “certainty.”
Since the probability is not zero, but so small that for any practical application it might as well be, it is indeed a “statistical certainty.”</p>
<p>Everyone here is smart enough to know what “zero” means. But you are completely missing the point of the article. It’s not meant to be educational - quit being pedantic.</p>
<p>Whoa - guessing on every single question on the SAT? That’s gotta be … insane. LOL But if you were a very analytical person, the critical reading/writing parts might not require guessing after all.</p>
<p>I was going to say getting a perfect score by just guessing was possible but not probable. But after reading the article, it’s not even possible! Interesting.</p>