How A Random System Can Actually Be Predictable

Name: How A Random System Can Actually Be Predictable
Uploaded: 2026-06-08T21:00:02+08:00
Description: The balls in a Galton board fall down randomly. Any time they come to a junction they can take any number of paths and it's almost impossible to accurately predict every ball's trajectory. However, the system as a whole is predictable. How can this be? How can random systems actually be predictable?

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