randomness & 01/10

Karl Barrus elee9sf at Menudo.UH.EDU
Fri Jan 29 23:05:46 PST 1993



>bit stream.  For instance, if your detector typically has some runs of
>zeroes, then after a 10 sequence, a 01 sequence is more likely than
>another 10.

But you are looking at the stream in pairs - so whether or not you see
another 10 or 01 depends on whether there is an odd or even number of
zeroes before the next one.

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