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I agree with you! darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 23/11/2009 12:48:35 AM
The Bell Curve often gets ignored with these comparisons. It's clear even women at Moiraine's level are not particularly common, in the series thus far we've seen what 20-30 women with more strength, if women of Moiraine strength were as common as 1 in 10 there would be more than 5 in 1000(ish) in the WT.

IMO even Moiraine is likely in the "flattening" area of the curve. Let's also not forget that there are several levels Sidious left out between Moiraine and Cadsuane so Egwene/Nyn/Forsaken levels are probably more rare still.

I'd say Verin/Alanna etc are more likely to be 1 in 10, and even they may be more rare since they are strong enough to Travel, which seems to separate the Average from the Strong.


I think the strength levels work in powers of ten...
- 1 in 10 - Moiraine strength
- 1 in 100 - Egwene strength
- 1 in 1000 - Nynaeve strength
- 1 in 10 000 - Graendal strength
- 1 in 100 000 - Lanfear strength

Nor do I think it makes sense that there's such a vast difference in numbers from Lanfear to Graendal.

While Lanfear strength women are surely rarer than Graendal strength women, they cannot be that much rarer given the bell curve distribution. As we move towards the upper echelons (and the lower) the curve is getting flatter, and closer to zero.

Its more likely one in 100,000 for Lanfear, 1 in 95,000 for Grandal and 1 in 90,000 for Nynaeve (assuming the old list is still true).
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Is Nynaeve of "very rare" strength? - 21/11/2009 02:53:22 PM 1481 Views
BS said... - 21/11/2009 02:57:58 PM 855 Views
Actually, you are adding a word that isn't there. - 21/11/2009 03:47:48 PM 1040 Views
IMO, it's self evident that the female list only contains named characters - 21/11/2009 03:58:33 PM 718 Views
IMO, the above post by "Logain" is trolling and not worth the debating!! *NM* - 21/11/2009 04:01:08 PM 272 Views
I have a valid reason for asking. - 21/11/2009 04:05:52 PM 823 Views
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Re: IMO, it's self evident that the female list only contains named characters - 21/11/2009 04:09:58 PM 590 Views
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I find it unlikely that a super strong channeler would end up being unimportant to the plot *NM* - 21/11/2009 11:54:43 PM 256 Views
This sounds semi-mystical... - 24/11/2009 04:45:52 PM 522 Views
Also, if they were that strong, they would then be important. - 29/11/2009 05:24:35 PM 497 Views
she's in the top 0.1% of channelers we know of - 21/11/2009 03:01:02 PM 608 Views
She's in the top 0.05% *NM* - 21/11/2009 11:41:42 PM 256 Views
so shes also in the top 0.1%? *NM* - 22/11/2009 12:04:00 AM 258 Views
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Yes *NM* - 21/11/2009 03:56:12 PM 252 Views
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Re: Is Nynaeve of "very rare" strength? - 21/11/2009 06:00:29 PM 570 Views
So what's the point? Why the quotes? *NM* - 21/11/2009 10:24:37 PM 246 Views
Re: So what's the point? Why the quotes? - 24/11/2009 07:31:37 PM 506 Views
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I really doubt Nynaeve strength channelers are one in thousand... - 22/11/2009 12:09:15 AM 605 Views
I agree with you! - 23/11/2009 12:48:35 AM 531 Views
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