$\pi^\pi $ might be rational!

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zzr0ck3r · Answer

Its slow tonight so I thought I would just put that out there.

anonymous · Answer

If it was, would it it really matter?

zzr0ck3r · Answer

well, as much as any of it matters I guess.

zzr0ck3r · Answer

It would be much cooler than it being transindental

anonymous · Answer

$\pi$ isn't even enough to get all the way around a circle.

zzr0ck3r · Answer

lol

zzr0ck3r · Answer

have you seen the argument for making that a true thing?

zzr0ck3r · Answer

the tau manafesto

anonymous · Answer

Well $\pi$ itself likely will never be changed, but having something represent a full revolution around the unit circle would be awesome.

zzr0ck3r · Answer

yeah that's what I meant, naively

zzr0ck3r · Answer

I thought people would be more excited about the prospect of $\pi^\pi$ being rational.

anonymous · Answer

Well, why do you bring it up now?

zzr0ck3r · Answer

I just read it in some set theory book. Its not such a fascinating claim, I just never thought about it.

anonymous · Answer

Exponents are weird like that.