"Get a computer running somewhere in a cave, to estimate the likely number of the lucky dead."
It then computes the likely number of generations between two people.
On the contrary, "N" is the least likely number of times that the player will be in the lead.
However, a careful reading of the text reveals that their numbers most likely lie between 25 and 30.
A more likely number may be only about one hundred or several hundred men per side.
So the most likely number of hearts for East to hold was five.
The true number likely was in the hundreds of thousands.
The likely total number of posts was about 500.
They attracted only a fraction of the number likely to vote in a proper primary.
A state official said $3 million or $4 million was a more likely number.