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math.PR2015★ 2 cited
The Random Division of the Unit Interval and the Approximate -1 Exponent in the Monkey-at-the-Typewriter Model of Zipf's Law
Richard Perline
We show that the exponent in the inverse power law of word frequencies for the monkey-at-the-typewriter model of Zipf's law will tend towards -1 under broad conditions as the alpha…
math.PR2015★ 5 cited
Two Universality Properties Associated with the Monkey Model of Zipf's Law
Richard Perline, Ronald Perline
The distribution of word probabilities in the monkey model of Zipf's law is associated with two universality properties: (1) the power law exponent converges strongly to as th…