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does it not have to represent a rational approximation of Pi? Real numbers in the set theoretic sense are defined as limits of Cauchy sequences[0], and since we
by wadd1e 4y ago
does it not have to represent a rational approximation of Pi? Real numbers in the set theoretic sense are defined as limits of Cauchy sequences[0], and since we can't quite store an infinite sequence, it has to be a finite approximation due to the limitations of the real world.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy_sequence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy_sequence
- astrange 4y agoIt does after it's assigned to a variable, but maybe it doesn't before that.