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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)

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How about ANY FINITE SEQUENCE AT ALL?

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[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

But surely given infinity, there is no problem finding a number of ANY length. It's there, somewhere, eventually, given that nothing repeats, the number is NORMAL, as people have said, and infinite.

The probability is 100% for any number, no matter how large, isn't it?

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[–] putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml 1 points 19 hours ago

In theory, sure. In practice, are we really going to find a series of ten thousand ones? I would also like to hear more opinions from smart people