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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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[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wake me up when they figure out epsilon

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let epsilon be a large number

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This makes me irrationally uncomfortable.

[–] 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

[–] palordrolap@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Let |ε| < 0...