alan turing came up with the infinite monkey theorem.
alan turing came up with the infinite monkey theorem.
who came up with the infinite monkey theorem?
alan turing
in this context, "almost surely" is a mathematical term with a precise meaning, and the "monkey" is not an actual monkey, but a metaphor for an abstract device that produces an endless random sequence of letters and symbols. one of the earliest instances of the use of the "monkey metaphor" is that of french mathematician émile borel in 1913, but the first instance may have been even earlier.
infinite monkey theorem
infinite monkey theorem in popular culture









































the infinite monkey theorem and its associated imagery is considered a popular and proverbial illustration of the mathematics of probability, widely known to the general public because of its transmission through popular culture rather than because of its transmission via the classroom.









































however, this popularity as either presented to or taken in the public's mind often oversimplifies or confuses important aspects of the different scales of the concepts involved: infinity, probability, and time—all of these are in measures beyond average human experience and practical comprehension or comparison.









































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infinite monkey theorem in popular culture