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minus-squareguywithoutaname@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55arrow-down1·2 years agoNot true. If you define the circumference in terms of pi, you can define the circumference exactly.
minus-squareGnome Kat@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·2 years agoPutting things in base 10 is also a definition. Digits aren’t special.
minus-squareHopFlop@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoThat 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)
Not true. If you define the circumference in terms of pi, you can define the circumference exactly.
“Find” not “define”
Putting things in base 10 is also a definition. Digits aren’t special.
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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)