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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 1701 Views
BS said... - 21/11/2009 02:57:58 PM 1057 Views
Actually, you are adding a word that isn't there. - 21/11/2009 03:47:48 PM 1240 Views
IMO, it's self evident that the female list only contains named characters - 21/11/2009 03:58:33 PM 901 Views
IMO, the above post by "Logain" is trolling and not worth the debating!! *NM* - 21/11/2009 04:01:08 PM 351 Views
I have a valid reason for asking. - 21/11/2009 04:05:52 PM 1000 Views
I can assure you... - 21/11/2009 04:47:18 PM 835 Views
Re: IMO, it's self evident that the female list only contains named characters - 21/11/2009 04:09:58 PM 761 Views
I don't know - 21/11/2009 04:17:02 PM 735 Views
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 328 Views
This sounds semi-mystical... - 24/11/2009 04:45:52 PM 682 Views
Also, if they were that strong, they would then be important. - 29/11/2009 05:24:35 PM 667 Views
she's in the top 0.1% of channelers we know of - 21/11/2009 03:01:02 PM 801 Views
She's in the top 0.05% *NM* - 21/11/2009 11:41:42 PM 337 Views
so shes also in the top 0.1%? *NM* - 22/11/2009 12:04:00 AM 333 Views
Of course. My figure is more exclusive. *NM* - 22/11/2009 12:23:23 AM 330 Views
Yes *NM* - 21/11/2009 03:56:12 PM 336 Views
Yes, though obviously Etzel is right. - 21/11/2009 04:08:41 PM 946 Views
Re: Is Nynaeve of "very rare" strength? - 21/11/2009 06:00:29 PM 758 Views
So what's the point? Why the quotes? *NM* - 21/11/2009 10:24:37 PM 324 Views
Re: So what's the point? Why the quotes? - 24/11/2009 07:31:37 PM 702 Views
Actually... what Graenal says - 25/11/2009 09:39:05 PM 756 Views
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I really doubt Nynaeve strength channelers are one in thousand... - 22/11/2009 12:09:15 AM 785 Views
I agree with you! - 23/11/2009 12:48:35 AM 720 Views
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Yes, the incidents rather cancel each other out IMO - 29/11/2009 12:55:04 AM 773 Views
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This is our never ending debate ... at least it's a good one - 01/12/2009 03:31:40 PM 998 Views
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Yes. *NM* - 24/11/2009 05:56:17 PM 357 Views
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