Comment on suck it, math nerds
guywithoutaname@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Not true. If you define the circumference in terms of pi, you can define the circumference exactly.
Comment on suck it, math nerds
guywithoutaname@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Not true. If you define the circumference in terms of pi, you can define the circumference exactly.
gmtom@lemmy.world 2 years ago
“Find” not “define”
GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
Putting things in base 10 is also a definition. Digits aren’t special.
h3ndrik@feddit.de 2 years ago
Was going to say the same. Also π isn’t infinite. Far from it. it’s not even bigger than 4. It’s representation in the decimal system is just so that it can’t be written there with a finite number of decimal places. But you could just write “π”. It’s short, concise and exact.
DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 2 years ago
Can pi be expressed with a finite amount of digits in another number system?
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 years ago
Not sure where you’re going with the decimal thing. Pi had infinite digits in any base because it’s irrational.
mrsemi@lemmy.world 2 years ago
What if I count in base pi
HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
That doesnt make a difference. You can find the exact circumference of a circle, you just cant express it in the decimal system as a number (thats why we have a symbol for it so you can still express the exact value)