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		nhinck on Aug 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The infamous coin toss Yeah I would say "in one round, the collective wealth goes up 5% in expectation" but "for a finite population and starting wealth, the collective wealth will tend to 0 given enough rounds" not almost, but absolutely.

kgwgk on Aug 3, 2023 [–]

Maybe you're not aware but almost surely is a technical term - which makes the statement correct.

Just like you cannot be absolutely certain to get heads if you flip a coin enough times even though it will happen almost surely.

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