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The [[Jolly Contrarian]]’s [[first law of worker entropy]], also known as the [[meeting paradox]] states that: | The [[Jolly Contrarian]]’s [[first law of worker entropy]], also known as the [[meeting paradox]] states that: | ||
*The probability of a meeting<ref>At any rate, a meeting containing more than one person — a single person meeting, of course, ought not, in a sensible mind count, at least since [[ | *The probability of a meeting<ref>At any rate, a meeting containing more than one person — a single person meeting, of course, ought not, in a sensible mind count, at least since [[Descartes|René Descartes]] — [[occursum ergo es]] — proved a meeting in any meaningful sense. It is like the prime number of meetings.</ref> starting on time can never be 100%; | ||
*As the number of scheduled participants increases, that probability tends to zero. | *As the number of scheduled participants increases, that probability tends to zero. | ||
*The more participants there are the more retarded the starting time (and content) of the meeting will be | *The more participants there are the more retarded the starting time (and content) of the meeting will be | ||