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does pi over infinity equal .00000...314159...?
if not please post opinions. :(
if not please post opinions. :(
firelavarock said:does pi over infinity equal .00000...314159...?
firelavarock said:oh I thought that it was just above 3 infinitesimal
firelavarock said:oh I thought that it was just above 3 infinitesimal
firelavarock said:I read that an infinitesimal is a decimal point followed by an infinite number of zeros and then a one.
firelavarock said:I read that an infinitesimal is a decimal point followed by an infinite number of zeros and then a one. So I thought that that 3.14... infinitesimals might be a decimal point followed by an infinite number of zeros followed by 314... .
Can you more clearly explain what I did wrong? Thanks.
firelavarock said:I read that an infinitesimal is a decimal point followed by an infinite number of zeros and then a one.
steppenwolf said:1/infinity=infinitesimal
you were right about this, an infinitesimal is an infinite number of zeros after the decimal point with a one at the end, but of course there is no end but ah well!
infinitesimals are very interesting, archemedes used them to find the volume of the sphere, Newton also used them to work out velocity and related stuff.
now days it is used to explain bronwian motion and other nasty topics.
They would be using the extended real number line, which isn't the conventional system that most of us use.firelavarock said:in physics forums what is 1 over infinity I saw several posts that had infinitesimal as the answer.
That would be what you didn't see. If you saw 1 over infinite being referred to as an infinitesimal rather than zero, then you wouldn't be seeing 3 over infinite being an infinitesimal times 3. Again, an infinitesimal is just a concept.firelavarock said:so if pi is just above three. isn't it just above 3 over infinity?
Yep.firelavarock said:or am I looking at it all the wrong way?
steppenwolf's statement contradicts itself -- if there is no end then there is no "one at the end". If you can't see that, then it's unlikely you can understand many of the explanations being given here and this whole discussion is pointless. I'm seeing zero progress towards understanding any of the replies here.firelavarock said:steppenwolf said:... an infinitesimal is an infinite number of zeros after the decimal point with a one at the end, but of course there is no end but ah well!
This is what I mean.
An odd fraction is a fraction where the numerator (top number) is an odd number and the denominator (bottom number) is an even number.
Pi is a mathematical constant that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. It is a non-repeating, non-terminating decimal, but it can still be included in a fraction by using an approximation or by using an infinite series representation.
Infinity is not a number, it is a concept used to represent something without an end or limit. It cannot be included in a fraction as the denominator, but it can be used as a limit in calculus to represent a number that approaches infinity.
Including pi and infinity in a fraction can be used to represent complex or infinite values in a more compact and precise form. It is also used in higher level mathematics, such as calculus and number theory, to solve problems and prove theorems.
Odd fractions that include pi and infinity are commonly used in physics and engineering to represent values such as electric and magnetic fields, heat flow, and resonance frequencies. They are also used in financial mathematics to calculate interest rates and compound growth.