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A random sequence is one that cannot be algorithmically compressed : the shortest description of a random sequence is simply the sequence itself.
Gregory Chaitin
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Gregory Chaitin
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 15
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Gregory J. Chaitin
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