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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?

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How about ANY FINITE SEQUENCE AT ALL?

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Umbrias@beehaw.org
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“please consider a number that isnt pi” so not relevant, gotcha. it does not answer the original question, this new number is not normal, sure, but that has no bearing on if pi is normal.

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OK, fine. Imagine that in pi after the quadrillionth digit, all 1s are replaced with 9. It still holds

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Umbrias@beehaw.org
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“ok fine consider a number that still isn’t pi, it still holds.” ??

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spireghost@lemmy.zip
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Prove that said number isn’t pi.

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