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Mathigon: Probability and Discrete Math: True Randomness

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This lesson focuses on randomness; it explains that what we often think of as random is only random because we do not have the tools to make better predictions. However, true randomness does exists -- at the very foundations of matter. A block of radioactive material consists of millions of atoms which decay over time: they fall apart into smaller atoms while emitting dangerous radiation.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)