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The fact you can't encode arbitrary data in a structured-but-irrational number doesn't mean you can't encode data in a 'random' irrational number. The question
by onion2k 2y ago
The fact you can't encode arbitrary data in a structured-but-irrational number doesn't mean you can't encode data in a 'random' irrational number.
The question is really 'Does every series of numbers of arbitrary finite length appear in pi?' I can't answer that because I'm not a mathematician, but I also can't dismiss it, because I'm not a mathematician. It sounds like a fair question to me.
- constantcrying 2y ago>I can't answer that because I'm not a mathematician So what? Mathematicians can't answer it either. It is an open question and because it is an open question claiming it is or isn't true makes no sense. >The fact you can't encode arbitrary data in a structured-but-irrational number doesn't mean you can't encode data in a 'random' irrational number. You can not encode data in a random number. If it is random you can not encode data in it, because it is random. I am not sure what you are saying here. I demonstrated that numbers where the digits go on forever and never repeat exist, which don't contain every single possible substring of digits. Therefore we know that pi can either be such or a number or it is not, the answer to that is not known. Definitely it is not a property of pi being infinitely long and never repeating.
- onion2k 2y agoYou can not encode data in a random number That's why I put random in quotes. Pi is not a random number. You can encode data in it eg find a place that matches your data and give people the offset. That's not very helpful for most things though.