 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
Thank goodness, someone got there in the end.
Post a reply to this message
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
Invisible wrote:
> It is impossible to decide on an element of an infinite set using a
> finite number of questions.
Hmm, that's not entirely true.
Presumably it *is* however true for a set that isn't computable though.
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
Post a reply to this message
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
>> It is impossible to decide on an element of an infinite set using a
>> finite number of questions.
>
> Hmm, that's not entirely true.
>
> Presumably it *is* however true for a set that isn't computable though.
Damnit, where's Darren?? I'm sure he knows...
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
Post a reply to this message
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
MattM wrote:
> Question 1. Is it a fish?
> Answer 1. Yes
> Question 2. Is it a cat?
> Answer 2. (Are you stupid?)
Catfish! MMMmmmmm...
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
It's not feature creep if you put it
at the end and adjust the release date.
Post a reply to this message
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
Darren New wrote:
> Catfish! MMMmmmmm...
Oh God - and now the squid...
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
Post a reply to this message
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
scott wrote:
> You just need to think of a question that will exactly split the
> remaining outcomes in half each time.
I think as long as there's *something* down either branch, you're OK. I
don't think it has to split things in half.
I did see one fun variant, where you start without having in mind
anything in particular, and the asker tries to guess what it is, and the
answerers each take a turn answering. The trick is that each answerer,
after hearing the previous questions and answers, has to come up with
something that matches the previous questions and answers.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
It's not feature creep if you put it
at the end and adjust the release date.
Post a reply to this message
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
Invisible wrote:
>>> It is impossible to decide on an element of an infinite set using a
>>> finite number of questions.
>>
>> Hmm, that's not entirely true.
>>
>> Presumably it *is* however true for a set that isn't computable though.
>
> Damnit, where's Darren?? I'm sure he knows...
20 questions doesn't pick out elements of a set. It picks out
categories. "Is it a zebra?" "Yes." End of game. Tens of thousands of
possible zebras, along with an infinite number of possible-to-imagine
zebras, all qualify as "the" correct answer.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
It's not feature creep if you put it
at the end and adjust the release date.
Post a reply to this message
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
Darren New wrote:
> 20 questions doesn't pick out elements of a set. It picks out
> categories. "Is it a zebra?" "Yes." End of game. Tens of thousands of
> possible zebras, along with an infinite number of possible-to-imagine
> zebras, all qualify as "the" correct answer.
"What do you mean? Is that an African Swallow or a European Swallow?"
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
Post a reply to this message
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
>> You just need to think of a question that will exactly split the
>> remaining outcomes in half each time.
>
> I think as long as there's *something* down either branch, you're OK. I
> don't think it has to split things in half.
I meant that to be able to recognise 2^20 things, you need to ask a question
at each step that will split the set in half. Otherwise you will end up not
having enough questions left to uniquely identify each item.
Post a reply to this message
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
"MattM" <mat### [at] hotmail com> wrote in message
news:web.476129ae74e493e34ef43cef0@news.povray.org...
> Question 1. Is it a fish?
> Answer 1. Yes
> Question 2. Is it a cat?
> Answer 2. (Are you stupid?)
> Do your ears turn purple when listening to Pearl Jam?)
But what does Apple Butter sound like?
Post a reply to this message
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
