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Re: [CFRG] Combinitorics probabilities

Robert Moskowitz <rgm-sec@htt-consult.com> Mon, 08 August 2022 21:17 UTC

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Subject: Re: [CFRG] Combinitorics probabilities
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On 8/8/22 17:06, Taylor R Campbell wrote:
>> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2022 16:58:45 -0400
>> From: Robert Moskowitz <rgm-sec@htt-consult.com>
>>
>> Well I spent the afternoon googling, but my search foo is weak.
>>
>> I want the formula for the probablity of receiving at least m out of n
>> messages given the probablity of receiving any message is p.
> This sounds like the coupon collector's problem?
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupon_collector%27s_problem

Close, but I can't map this to my problem in packet reception.

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