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Wrong, even if both agents are identical, and they're operating in the same environment, each run of the simulation will be slightly different, i.e. the process is stochastic (non-deterministic).

In reality the agents are not identical (e.g. different skillsets, or attractiveness to clients), and the environments are different (e.g. different professional or social networks).

And, as another commenter pointed out, the time when agents are starting is also a factor, but my point is that even if they start at the same time the result might be different.

Lastly, there is a butterfly effect - that small changes in the initial conditions may result in vastly different outcomes.




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