hi can you tell me the anatomy of game in which the player picks a number and the computer must guess what it is.
no code just give me a hint or two :D
manzoor
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Jump to PostEdward learned it like this:
- Player picks a number between X and Y
- Computer guesses half way between X and Y
- Player says higher or lower
- Computer sets X to the guessed number if player says higher, or Y to the guessed number of player says lower
- Computer guesses …
Jump to PostExactly like how binary search works. Ed learned this game as a prelude to more general binary searching.
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Radical Edward
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Edward learned it like this:
- Player picks a number between X and Y
- Computer guesses half way between X and Y
- Player says higher or lower
- Computer sets X to the guessed number if player says higher, or Y to the guessed number of player says lower
- Computer guesses half way between X and Y
- Repeat until the number is found or the computer runs out of tries
Have fun! :)
Blondeamon
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Kinda like Binary search works.
Radical Edward
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Exactly like how binary search works. Ed learned this game as a prelude to more general binary searching.
manzoor
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edward is greaat btw who is he ? :D
VernonDozier
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I've wondered that myself.
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Radical Edward
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> edward is greaat
Ed rules! :D
> btw who is he ?
Edward is Edward, who else would Edward be? :confused:
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