-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In <199701191820.MAA24006@nic.stolaf.edu>, on 01/19/97 at 02:20 PM, Sir Robin of Locksley <tozser@stolaf.edu> said:
Also, is it true that the sequence of digits in e is random because the ONLY way to get to the p'th digit is to calculate the p-1'st digits?
Exactly! This is called recursive definition. To get the p-th set in the sequence you need to find p-1 first...
This still would not make the digits random since knowing p-1 one can calculate p. In a random series of digits knowing p-1 should not have any effect on the probability of the value of p. With e if you know the value of p-1 is 7 then you can calculate the value of p and know if p is 3 or not. In a random series knowing that p-1 is 7 there should be an equal probability of p being 3 or any other number. - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------- William H. Geiger III http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii Geiger Consulting WebExplorer & Java Enhanced!!! Cooking With Warp 4.0 Author of E-Secure - PGP Front End for MR/2 Ice Look for MR/2 Tips & Rexx Scripts Get Work Place Shell for Windows!! PGP & MR/2 the only way for secure e-mail. Finger whgiii@amaranth.com for PGP Key and other info - ----------------------------------------------------------- Tag-O-Matic: Walk through doors, don't crawl through Windows. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMuKM/49Co1n+aLhhAQH2TwP+OovMe7WFhHw6HvSJ+lmXGhpavofpBjCj 9lUdls3Q4L/0Sw8P3GjhaZ7GaKqDlm6ad61WGb7kRFDcurabGT41Imf8S4RWDSfj rDuZFEO1mBeUviJZucLevjcjrVRuCmj54DJIx6PrYtHikFmvdVJqwMzF9FfPeFbM 9w0Qn+Xhv50= =bcQS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----