sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 5 days agoIsnt it impossible to recite 𝛑 backwardsmessage-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down13
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareIsnt it impossible to recite 𝛑 backwardssopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 5 days agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareNightFantom@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·5 days agoIt’s also impossible to recite pi forwards (entirely).
minus-squaresopularity_fax@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 days agoBut i mean to even begin to backwards is far less trivial
minus-squareNightFantom@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoTrue, but ending is a lot simpler than forwards 🙃
minus-squarecalliope@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·5 days agoWouldn’t it be equally nontrivial? Infinite complexity is still infinite complexity. Doesn’t matter the direction.
minus-squaresopularity_fax@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 days agoPi has one end: 3(.14…) (trivial) “Starting at the end of pi”: (non-trivial)
minus-squarecalliope@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 days agoThe complexity doesn’t decrease either direction but ok! It’s still infinite.
It’s also impossible to recite pi forwards (entirely).
But i mean to even begin to backwards is far less trivial
True, but ending is a lot simpler than forwards 🙃
Wouldn’t it be equally nontrivial?
Infinite complexity is still infinite complexity. Doesn’t matter the direction.
Pi has one end: 3(.14…) (trivial) “Starting at the end of pi”: (non-trivial)
The complexity doesn’t decrease either direction but ok! It’s still infinite.