More specifically, what’s the term for 1 2 3 4 5 6 seeming less probable than any other 6 numbers between 1-75, yet still technically having the same odds? Are patterns taken into account when determining probabilities? Could I eliminate a few patterns (consecutive numbers, every other number, fibonacci, etc) and make a significant dent in the shear probability of winning?
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All numbers have the same probability of occurring. The only reason patterns and sequences of numbers *seem* less likely is because most combinations of 7 numbers don’t follow a distinguishable pattern or sequence, so when they do it seems novel and rare. This doesn’t mean they’re any more or less likely to occur though.
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