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		crabbone on Jan 10, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rational or not? This basic math question took dec... No. I mean computable functions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computable_function

sunshowers on Jan 10, 2025 [–]

Computable numbers are those that are described by computable functions. Irrationals like pi can be described by computable functions that take a precision as input.

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