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xkcd 2861: X Value (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 1 year ago by randomaccount43543@lemmy.world to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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The value of n is still unknown, but new results constrain it to fall between 8 and 10^500, ruling out popular 'n=1' and 'n=2' theories.

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No one said it was irrational, but sure why not

[–] biddy@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

Statistically, 100% of large numbers are irrational so we should assume that it is