infinite monkey theorem
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Monkey-typing.jpg/250px-Monkey-typing.jpg)
Proper noun
[edit]- (informal) The proposition that a monkey hitting typewriter keys at random is bound to produce meaningful text (such as a work by William Shakespeare), given an infinite amount of time. Often extended to a ludicrous number of monkeys, such as a thousand or an infinite number.
Further reading
[edit]infinite monkey theorem on Wikipedia.Wikipedia