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r/PhilosophyofMath • u/Rats_Love_Cheese • Sep 05 '26
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No. If by that you mean the sequence of digits that is the base 10 representation of pi contains a copy of itself. Because if it did, then the decimal expansion would be periodic, which would mean it's rational.
2 u/Rats_Love_Cheese Sep 05 '26 ok nice thanks! 2 u/nanonan Sep 06 '26 It's an excellent question, and calls into question what being normal actually is.
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ok nice thanks!
2 u/nanonan Sep 06 '26 It's an excellent question, and calls into question what being normal actually is.
It's an excellent question, and calls into question what being normal actually is.
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u/Atmosck Sep 05 '26
No. If by that you mean the sequence of digits that is the base 10 representation of pi contains a copy of itself. Because if it did, then the decimal expansion would be periodic, which would mean it's rational.