Re: How many digits is pi computable to?

From: Bill Smythe (chichess_at_beforeRCNafter.com)
Date: 01/17/05


Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:49:48 -0600


"|-|erc" wrote:
> The question (5 months ago) was.
> An infinite amount of people each flip coins infinite times each.
Can you
> come up with a new sequence of flips?

If both instances of "infinite" above mean "countably infinite", then I'd
say yes. The total number of coin flips so far is countable times
countable, which is still countable. The number of possible countably
infinite coin flips is 2 to the countable, which is uncountable.

Bill Smythe



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