History of randomness
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History of randomness
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In ancient history, the concepts of chance and randomness were intertwined with that of fate. Many ancient peoples threw dice to determine fate, and this later evolved into games of chance. At the same time, most ancient cultures used various methods of divination to attempt to circumvent randomness and fate. Beyond religion and games of chance, randomness has been attested for sortition since at least ancient Athenian democracy in the form of a kleroterion. The formalization of odds and chance
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_randomness
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2010-03-08T23:49:21Z
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2024-09-05T12:11:03Z
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