Re: A89: Re: [OT] Pi
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Re: A89: Re: [OT] Pi
No, the base 16 alg they are talking about is unusual in that you do not
need to calculate the previous digits to get a specific digits. That is
why it caused such a stir when it was discovered, because before then
that was deemed totally impossible.
> Ive seen a base 16 method of finding digits of pi. But it was a massively
> unweildy geometric algorythim. To find any digit, you have to caclulate EVERY
> digit before it first.
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