Technically correct, the best kind of correct

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16 Comments

Ranvier@sopuli.xyz · 48 pts · 1y (8 replies)

How about just 0 and 1? They didn't specify what base.

Elgenzay@lemmy.ml · 44 pts · 1y (7 replies)

Could also say pi is just 10 in base π

C126@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y (6 replies)

What's 9 in base pi?

MBM@lemmings.world · 16 pts · 1y (2 replies)

9 (the base pi number) doesn't exist because all digits must be less than pi. 9 (the base 10 number) is apparently roughly 22.2021120021 in base pi.

Edit: a bit of explanation for that last one, it's because 2π + 2 + 2/π + 2/π^3^ + 1/π^4^ ≈ 8.99

Zwiebel@feddit.org · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Technically they didn't specify what number their use of the symbol '9' represents!!!!!

sik0fewl@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 1y

They wanted to know how to represent 6, but displayed upside down.

deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

would all integers necessarily be irrational in base π?

Mohamed@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Except for 0, 1, 2, 3.

Integers are necessarily irrational because π is transcendental and not an algebraic number.

zeca@lemmy.eco.br · 1 pts · 1y

how are you defining irrational? the definition i know is not base dependent.

tiramichu@lemm.ee · 30 pts · 1y (2 replies)

'matematician'

nBodyProblem@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y

If you wanted it spelled right, you should have talked to an englisher

funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y

matematician

nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 1y

a matematician specializes in palgebra

Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Is the decimal point a digit, or a character?

lena@gregtech.eu · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

A character

Hupf@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y

Must be - a digit would be beside the point here.