Pi is an irrational number. It cannot repeat. The digits are distributed randomly. (You can use the digits of pi as a random number table for sampling.) If all the remaining digits were zero, it would be a rational number, which is has been proven not to be. At 11:54 AM 7/17/2009, John Gardner wrote: > > I'm looking forwards to the day when they discover the point beyond > which all subsequent digits of Pi are zero :-) > >Very Good! > >I suspect it'll be awhile... > >Jack >-- >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist ================================================================ Robert A. LaBudde, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAFS e-mail: ral@lcfltd.com Least Cost Formulations, Ltd. URL: http://lcfltd.com/ 824 Timberlake Drive Tel: 757-467-0954 Virginia Beach, VA 23464-3239 Fax: 757-467-2947 "Vere scire est per causas scire" ================================================================ -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist