Which is greater? The number of atoms in the universe or the number of chess moves?
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Last updated 26 abril 2025

The question came from Claude Shannon, inventor of ‘Information Theory’ in 1948. The theory uses mathematics to understand the rules governing the transmission of messages through communication systems, applicable to everything from computer code, speech and music, to the dancing of bees.
Which is greater? The number of atoms in the universe or the number of chess moves?

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