}
// Work out the total number of bits for this many decks
// See http://crypto.stackexchange.com/q/41886
- var gainedBits = Math.log2(factorial(52 * numberOfDecks));
+ var gainedBits = 0;
+ // Equivalent of Math.log2(factorial(52*numberOfDecks))
+ // which becomes infinity for numberOfDecks > 4
+ for (var i=1; i<=52*numberOfDecks; i++) {
+ gainedBits = gainedBits + Math.log2(i);
+ }
var lostBits = 52 * Math.log2(factorial(numberOfDecks));
var maxBits = gainedBits - lostBits;
// Convert the drawn cards to a binary representation.