Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy · edit-21 day agoSince Pi is infinite and non-repeating, would that mean any finite sequence of non-repeating numbers should appear somewhere in Pi?message-squaremessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1198arrow-down1message-squareSince Pi is infinite and non-repeating, would that mean any finite sequence of non-repeating numbers should appear somewhere in Pi?Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy · edit-21 day agomessage-square110fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecosecantphi [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-220 hours agoIt’s implicitly defined here by its decimal form: 0.101001000100001000001 . . . The definition of this number is that the number of 0s after each 1 is given by the total previous number of 1s in the sequence. That’s why it can’t contain 2 despite being infinite and non-repeating.
minus-squareमुक्तlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours ago 0.101001000100001000001 . . . Might very well be : 0.101001000100001000001202002000200002000002 … Real life, is different from gamified questions asked in student exams.
Defined where ?
It’s implicitly defined here by its decimal form:
The definition of this number is that the number of 0s after each 1 is given by the total previous number of 1s in the sequence. That’s why it can’t contain 2 despite being infinite and non-repeating.
Might very well be :
0.101001000100001000001202002000200002000002 …
Real life, is different from gamified questions asked in student exams.