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by stephen_g
4071 days ago
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> Lastly, we'll assume that whoever can deduce the binary state of certainty first, will speak first. The speed at which they come to their conclusions, and who speaks first is meaningless. I think perhaps if you are taking them into account then you are trying to come up with a completely different problem, or intentionally being disingenuous. Given the context (that this is a question on a high school test), it is safe to assume that Albert and Bernard are only drawing logical conclusions from the information Cheryl provides and what each other say. Given that the problem works with no problems under these assumptions, and that there is enough information to re-word it with Bernard speaking first that does not change the answer, it seems pointless to try and look for timing attacks or other outlandish ways to change the answer... |
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That's your own assumption. And that's a perfectly fine assumption to make, but not a universally chosen one.