Do you think a dice roll is random?
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One more answer for this question: randomness is measurable. There are tests for it, though (the ones I've heard about) were mostly practical (check for certein set of patterns) rather than mathematical proofs.
I doubt quantum indeterminism takes place at the scale of a dice
So, no
So, no
Assuming perfectly balance dice on a uniform, moderate friction surface, rolled after being shaken, I would be guessing - probably. Would be interesting to roll one 600 times and see how close to each number comes to appearing 100 times.
How about a DIY project where you build a gadget (robot?) that rolls the dice, records the result and repeats it 60,000 times ? And that is to test a single dice. Why 60,000 ? because if the machine could do one test each second, then it would take 17 hours for a result. Any more than that and most of us would be getting impatient.
How about a DIY project where you build a gadget (robot?) that rolls the dice, records the result and repeats it 60,000 times ? And that is to test a single dice. Why 60,000 ? because if the machine could do one test each second, then it would take 17 hours for a result. Any more than that and most of us would be getting impatient.
"dice random test"
Random though: First thing that came to my mind at school when I was introduced to theory of probability was "if you really sit down and start rolling a dice hundred of times to see how random it is... what about those times when a dice will fall into crack in the floor, your cat will take it over or otherwise unmeasurable results? The answer "we ignore those" made me realize that I am to practical for math :-)