Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-25 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-square119fedilinkarrow-up1224arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1220arrow-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-25 days agomessage-square119fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarespireghost@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 days 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
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