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The Dartboard Paradox

Updated: Jul 25, 2022

I will point dots on the dartboard. What is the probability of each dot getting pointed?


The answer to this math problem is " (1/∞)%", which is officially defined as "0%" because" (1/∞)" is officially defined as "0", but there are two problems in this math problem. First, if the probability is "0%", then none of the points on the dartboard will get picked, but I had still picked 10 points on the dartboard. The second problem is that if all the points have "0%" of getting picked, then the total probability will be "0%", but the total probability should be "100%".


A video that can help you understand more about the dartboard paradox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA4JkHKZM50&ab_channel=3Blue1Brown

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林宏昱
林宏昱
26 Jul 2022

What a great graph!

Suka
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