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Josephus problem, an Uncommon card
In computer science and mathematics, the Josephus problem is a theoretical problem related to a certain counting-out game.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 45
- Power
- 112
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 60,000
Power 112 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Such games are used to pick out a person from a group, e.g. eeny, meeny, miny, moe.
- In the particular counting-out game that gives rise to the Josephus problem, a number of people are standing in a circle waiting to be executed.
- Counting begins at a specified point in the circle and proceeds around the circle in a specified direction.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Josephus problem article was read about 60,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 45: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Josephus problem
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Josephus problem (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : cmglee, F l a n k e r, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.