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The expected number of trials needed to collect a complete set of n different objects when picked at random with repetition is nH_n (Havil 2003, p. 131). For n=1, 2, ..., the first few values are therefore 1, 3, 11/2, 25/3, 137/12, 147/10, 363/20, ... (OEIS A096617 and A027611).


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Havil, J. "Collecting a Complete Set." §13.9 in Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constant. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, pp. 130-131, 2003.Sloane, N. J. A. Sequences A027611 and A096617 in "The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences."

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Complete Set." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CompleteSet.html

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