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Re: Does the octillionth digit of pi exist?
Posted:
Mar 26, 2012 3:47 PM
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quasi <quasi@null.set> writes:
> On 25 Mar 2012 15:30:16 +0300, Phil Carmody
> <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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> >quasi <quasi@null.set> writes:
> >> On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:48:13 -0500, quasi <quasi@null.set> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:44:19 -0500, quasi <quasi@null.set> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:33:50 -0700 (PDT), calvin
> >> >><crice5@windstream.net> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>If so, in what sense does it exist?
> >> >>
> >> >>In the sense that if you change the value of Pi in the
> >> >>octillionth place (leaving all other digits unchanged), the
> >> >>new number could be too small by as much as one octillionth.
> >> >
> >> >Oops. I meant:
> >> >
> >> >It could be too small by as much as 9 octillionths.
> >>
> >> Ugh, I'll get it right:
> >>
> >> It could be too small or too large by as much as 9
> >> octillionths.
> >
> >Your iterative approach to posting does not appear to be
> >convergent.
> >
> >If you were to change Pi in the tenth place, would
> >pi be different by as much as 9 tenths?
>
> Umm ...
>
> My error was corrected by others about a week ago.
Between the kooks, the google groups users, and those using
anonymisers, a lot of people get killfiled.
Be thankful I didn't correct you three times.
Phil
--
> I'd argue that there is much evidence for the existence of a God.
Pics or it didn't happen.
-- Tom (/. uid 822)
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