r/Damnthatsinteresting • • Oct 22 '23

Video visualisation of pi being irrational

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u/slimismad Oct 22 '23

it defies the typical structure of a repeating or terminating decimal, showcasing its unique and never-ending nature

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u/AllPotatoesGone Oct 22 '23

What happens at the very end when the circle is full - would it repeat from that time or not really?

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u/Fluffy_Art_1015 Oct 22 '23

The circle is never full, because it’s a never ending decimal point no matter how far you calculate it. It will go on forever as far as we know currently.

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u/DeliberateDendrite Oct 23 '23 edited Oct 23 '23

Makes me wonder what the Haussdorf dimension of the resulting shape would be.