rockerface comments on xkcd 2861: X Value

submitted 2 years 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.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Wake me up when they figure out epsilon

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Let epsilon be a large number

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This makes me irrationally uncomfortable.

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

No one said it was irrational, but sure why not

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[–] biddy@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago

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

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[–] palordrolap@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago

Let |ε| < 0...

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