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@ -778,6 +778,8 @@ numerically less than the target. If we decrease the target, the task of
finding a hash that is less than the target becomes more and more finding a hash that is less than the target becomes more and more
difficult. difficult.
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<p class="fix_tracking">
To give a simple analogy, imagine a game where players throw a pair of To give a simple analogy, imagine a game where players throw a pair of
dice repeatedly, trying to throw less than a specified target. In the dice repeatedly, trying to throw less than a specified target. In the
first round, the target is 12. Unless you throw double-six, you win. In first round, the target is 12. Unless you throw double-six, you win. In
@ -788,6 +790,8 @@ therefore be invalid. It takes more dice throws to win
the lower the target gets. Eventually, when the target is 3 (the minimum the lower the target gets. Eventually, when the target is 3 (the minimum
possible), only one throw out of every 36, or about 3% of them, will produce a possible), only one throw out of every 36, or about 3% of them, will produce a
winning result. winning result.
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From the perspective of an observer who knows that the target of the From the perspective of an observer who knows that the target of the
dice game is 3, if someone has succeeded in casting a winning throw it dice game is 3, if someone has succeeded in casting a winning throw it