And so in theory after just 2 or 3 steps you were in order of magnitude farther along in this counting process than I would be because I'd still be on person literally 3 or 4.

因此从理论上说,经过这样短短的两三个步骤,你们就有了分级次序，比我数数快多了,因为我才数到第三四个人。

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So I propose this algorithm, this program, this process for counting people in this room.

因此我提出了这种算法，这种程序和处理方法,来计算教室里的人数。

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What is counting my way through this process?

什么东西在数着我循环这个过程多少次了？

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