Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agoSince Pi is infinite and non-repeating, would that mean any finite sequence of non-repeating numbers should appear somewhere in Pi?message-squaremessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1224arrow-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@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agomessage-square144fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareUmbrias@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agothen it’s not relevant to the question as it is not pi.
minus-squarespireghost@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-214 hours agoThe question is Since pi is infinite and non-repeating, would it mean… Then the answer is mathematically, no. If X is infinite and non-repeating it doesn’t. If a number is normal, infinite, and non-repeating, then yes. To answer the real question “Does any finite sequence of non-repeating numbers appear somewhere in Pi?” The answer depends on if Pi is normal or not, but not necessarily
then it’s not relevant to the question as it is not pi.
The question is
Since pi is infinite and non-repeating, would it mean…
Then the answer is mathematically, no. If X is infinite and non-repeating it doesn’t.
If a number is normal, infinite, and non-repeating, then yes.
To answer the real question “Does any finite sequence of non-repeating numbers appear somewhere in Pi?”
The answer depends on if Pi is normal or not, but not necessarily