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Since Pi is infinite and non-repeating, would that mean any finite sequence of non-repeating numbers should appear somewhere in Pi? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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How about ANY FINITE SEQUENCE AT ALL?

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[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

But didn't you just give a counterexample with an infinite number? OP only said something about finite numbers.

[–] Strobelt@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

They were showing that another Infinite repeating sequence 0.1010010001... is infinite and non-repeating (like pi) but doesn't contain all finite numbers

[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You mean infinite and non- repeating?

[–] Strobelt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

This! Fixed it. Thanks!

[–] SwordInStone@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

"2" is a finite sequence that doesn't exist in the example number