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Re: Passwordle

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Post by GuB-42 »

redefine_net wrote: post #218
jonnycomputer wrote: post #192

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's because winners know when not to play.

That means quitters are winners?

"Winners never quit" and "quitters never win" are logically equivalent. It mean that you can't quit and win, ie. quit AND win FALSE

The truth table is:

  QUIT | WIN | result
  -----+-----+------------------
  no   | no  | possible, idiot
  no   | yes | possible, winner
  yes  | no  | possible, quitter
  yes  | yes | impossible

Re: Passwordle

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Post by jonnycomputer »

GuB-42 wrote: post #261
redefine_net wrote: post #218

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That means quitters are winners?

"Winners never quit" and "quitters never win" are logically equivalent. It mean that you can't quit and win, ie. quit AND win FALSE The truth table is: QUIT | WIN | result -----+-----+------------------ no | no | possible, idiot no | yes | possible, winner yes | no | possible, quitter yes | yes | impossible

TBH, I think we need at least a first-order predicatelogic to adequately model this.

In any case, I'd dispute your logical equivalence. All quitters are not winners. But not all "not winners" are quitters. Some just keep playing and losing. Like I do at chess.

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