Seven Perfect Shuffles Randomize a Deck of Cards. But How Many Sloppy Ones?

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Author: layer8

Date: 6/18/2026

Article Summary:
Researchers have extended a decades-old proof that seven riffle shuffles are enough to mix up a deck of cards, to include shuffles that don't cut the deck in half.