Chapter 657 The Typist in Probability
π didn't understand why it was it, and Zhang Zian didn't understand why it was π either. -79 Novels-
Yes, he guessed the origin of π very early, because there are not many thought experiments about monkeys, and it is easy to guess. But the question is what does this have to do with the Untitled Book? What does it have to do with pi?
He wasn't sure about the answer, so he didn't say that answer hastily, just like a detective must provide conclusive evidence when testifying against a prisoner, one cannot become a detective by guesswork.
Undoubtedly, there are many monkeys that can type, and there are countless ones. Why does π stand out in the end?
To this day, he has been puzzled by the answer.
He already knew it had to be π, and only π could do it, not the other typing monkeys.
Zhang Zian saw that π deleted the string of pi it had typed out, and also saw its look of loss. He didn't want it to continue to be lost like this, so he stood up, it was time for π to understand the reason.
π looked at him in bewilderment, and pointed to the bed with the other finger, meaning: It’s so late, are you still awake? You are the only one in the store tomorrow, so it will be very busy, right?
Zhang Zian shook his head, pulled a chair to sit down, pulled the lower left corner of the keyboard, and pressed ctrl+z continuously with his little finger and ring finger.
Following his undo operation, the large string of pi that π just deleted reappeared in the ord file.
"Pi, do you hate pi?" he asked.
π blinked his eyes, thought for a moment, nodded and shook his head.
It didn't hate pi at first, and it can even be said that it likes this endless string of numbers. Since when did it hate pi?
It probably started in the library of Binhai City.
When it was in the library, the pi it typed was regarded as a prank by others. They couldn't see it, and they didn't understand its plea for help. From their anxious typing and whispering, it knew that they hated it. The reason It is this series of pi.
Later, Zhang Zian appeared. He was the first person who could seriously 'communicate' with it, but unfortunately, he also couldn't understand the meaning of pi, and felt that this string of numbers was redundant. Pi likes him very much, and doesn't want to lose the only person who can 'communicate' normally with him, so he hates PI even more.
Then, it started to write. When typing in an ord document, it would always involuntarily type out pi, which confused the few readers.
It can't completely control itself, and it doesn't want to lose readers. Every time it sees this string of numbers, it will get bored, and even sincerely hopes that this string of numbers will disappear forever, so that it can control it as it wants like other authors own text...
From the moment it wrote the first character, Zhang Zian watched it write. He doesn't have mind reading skills, so he can't see its inner activities, but at least he can guess what its mood is from the changes in its facial expressions when typing. Whenever it unconsciously types a string of pi and deletes it anxiously, he knows It hates this string of numbers more and more.
However, it really shouldn't hate pi.
Because of the existence of pi, it exists.
Because it used to like playing pi, it stood out from countless monkeys and became the only molecule.
Therefore, he now needs to resolve its long-standing misunderstanding.
Zhang Zian opened the desk drawer, and took out a piece of white paper, a pen, a ruler, and the compasses he used when he was a child.
He spread the white paper on the table and drew a circle with a compass.
π watched his movements inexplicably.
Zhang Zian put down the compasses, held the ruler in his left hand, and the pen in his right, and drew a straight line through the center of the circle that the compasses stamped on the paper, with both ends of the line 'intersecting' the circle.
He looked at the circle and the straight line with satisfaction, just like seeing a bowl and chopsticks.
Putting down the ruler, he asked in a low voice, "π, do you know what π is?"
π rolled his eyes and shook his head to express his confusion.
It has never been to school, and all its knowledge comes from unnamed books, and it is limited to the knowledge it wants to know. It knows that pi is pi, but it doesn't know what pi is.
Zhang Zian smiled gently: "Okay then, I'll tell you a story about π."
π listened intently. Like other elves, it also likes to listen to stories.
Zhang Zian pointed at the circle and diameter on the paper with the tip of his pen, and said, "π is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, but don't underestimate this series of seemingly simple numbers, because it is not simple at all."
3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679
"This is the beginning, the endless, never to be repeated."
According to the pi typed on the screen, he copied the series of numbers on the paper one by one, located below the circle, and explained in a calm tone.
"That is, in this string of numbers, every possible combination of numbers is included. Your birthday, your locker combination, your social security number, it's all in there somewhere."
He glanced at the unnamed book lying quietly on the desk, as if seeing the boring and meaningless letter combinations in the book.
a, aa, aaa, aaaa...
ab, aba, abaa, abaaa...
ac, aca, acaa, acaaa...
...
z, za, zaa, zaaa...
zb, zba, zbaa, zbaaa...
...
zzz, zzz, zzzzz, zzzzz...
He already understood that the unnamed book actually has a name.
Pulling his thoughts back to pi again, he said: "If you convert this string of numbers into letters, you can get all the words, countless combinations of the first syllable you uttered when you were a baby, the name of your sweetheart, and your whole life. The story from beginning to end, everything we've ever done or said, all the infinite possibilities in the universe... are all within this simple circle."
He had already copied the first hundred digits of pi, and put down his eyes that were looking straight at π.
"What you do with that information, and what it does for you, is up to you."
This is the story of π, and this is the story of life, the universe and everything.
π stared obsessively at the circles and diameters on the paper, and he understood why he was the one who stood out from countless other monkeys. All the books in the universe, whether it is the complete works of Shakespeare or all the books in the Paris library, or even the unknown books of unknown civilizations in the universe, are all in π.
It reached out and held the pen, and continued to write after the number 0679: 82148086513282306647093844609550582231725359408128...
This was the first time it held a pen, and its posture was awkward, making it extremely difficult to write, but it seemed to have infinite power gushing out of its body, and it continued to write continuously.
The room was very quiet, even the breathing of the other elves seemed to have disappeared, only the sound of the computer fan turning and the rustling of the pen tip rubbing against the white paper.
Soon, the front of the paper was filled with countless numbers, π turned the paper over again, and continued to write on the back, until the back was also completely filled with numbers, and it regretfully stopped writing.
It doesn't hate pi anymore, because pi is itself, and it exists in this world because of pi.
At this moment, the originally bare cover of the unnamed book suddenly burst out with a charming golden light. The golden light comes from a point in the center at first, and then extends linearly from one left to the other to the two sides. After the extension is about the length of the little finger, it is divided into two again, extending upwards and downwards in an arc shape, and the four arcs finally meet each other. The intersection formed a golden circle, which was perfect and impeccable. Zhang Zian had never seen such a round circle. This was a circle that could not be drawn with any compasses in the world.
A golden diameter traverses the center of the circle.
π was also attracted by this strange phenomenon, and stretched out his hand to caress the cover carefully.
The feel of the cover is the same as before. The golden circle and diameter are integrated with the cover itself, without any unevenness. It seems that it existed there originally, but they are only seeing it now.
It turned to the first page of the untitled book and looked through the pince-nez, and the endless letters with beginning and end disappeared and were replaced by
3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679…
No matter how many pages it turns backwards, the pages of the Untitled Book are filled with endless numbers with beginnings and ends. For it, these numbers are more intimate and easier to identify their meanings than those annoying letter combinations before, because these are the numbers that it spent infinite time in the nameless space to type out and convert them into Words for characters will be all-encompassing.
It understood why it couldn't exist in this world without the unnamed book. It beat other monkeys of the same kind and became a molecule because it played out the pi and the unnamed book.
π hugged the untitled book in his arms, and pressed it tightly to his chest. This was a part of it, inseparable and inseparable.
From then on, the nameless book is no longer nameless, but "The Book of π"!
Holding the book in his arms, π picked up a pen and drew a flat oval on the paper, encircling a long series of numbers, and motioned for Zhang Zian to read.
11610497110107121111117
This string of numbers is part of the pi written by π. To be honest, Zhang Zian can't understand it, but he can guess that if this string of numbers is converted into ascii code, it will probably be: thank you.
"You're welcome." He replied with a smile, "You don't need to be polite between friends."
Before the words finished, his cell phone rang suddenly, but he had already muted it before the elves went to sleep.
He took out his phone and saw that the "Pet Hunter" game had started automatically.
Navigator Elf: Congratulations! Your molecular monkey favorability has been raised to friendly, and your real name is being unlocked!
Game Tips: Pet Attributes
Common name: molecular monkey
Rarity: 'Elite' / Hall of Fame
Features: My life has a limit, but books have no limits!
Unlock the source:
In 1909, in his monograph "Principles of Probability Theory", the French mathematician "Principles of Probability" proposed an interesting thought experiment monkey and typewriter in order to explain the randomness of letter arrangement.
The content of the thought experiment is to let a group of monkeys "randomly" type on the typewriter, and finally they may type out all the books in the Paris library.
This thought experiment was further deduced into the infinite monkey theorem by later generations, that is: given an infinite number of monkeys with an infinite amount of time, there will always be a certain monkey who can type the complete works of Shakespeare on the keyboard. Even if the probability is infinitesimally small, but because there are infinite monkeys and infinite time, there will eventually be a certain monkey who can do it.
It is π, and it is such a monkey. It does not press letters like other monkeys, but presses the number keys on the keyboard to narrow the typing range from 26 English letters to 10 numbers. Instead of playing the complete works of Shakespeare directly, it played pi.
π, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, is infinite and never repeats.
In this string of numbers, every possible combination of numbers is included. Your birthday, your locker combination, your social security number, it's all in there somewhere.
If you convert these numbers into letters, you can get all the words, countless combinations. The first syllable you uttered as a baby, the name of your sweetheart, the story of your life from beginning to end, everything we have done or said, all the infinite possibilities in the universe... all in this simple circle .
What to do with this information, and how to use it, depends on π!
After the advent of the information age, the originally obscure infinite monkey theorem gradually became widely known. With the blessing of faith, π became an elf, carrying the infinite numbers it typed into the world, possessing the ability to know life, the universe and all abilities.
Unlock real name: Typing Monkey of 'Bo'rel!
Zhang Zian didn't feel surprised or surprised when he saw the end, after all, he had already guessed π's real name and origin in advance. As described by the characteristics of π, the untitled book it prints contains infinite content, even far exceeding the standard of this theorem to print the complete works of Shakespeare or the collections of the National Library of France.
Its pince-nez is probably the reward given to it by the game.
π can do this because it is very smart and lucky. It chose to type numbers instead of letters, which slightly increased the originally extremely slim probability.
Zhang Zian was about to put away his phone, but another prompt popped up in the game.
Game Tip: Congratulations! Since you have guessed the origin and real name of the "Elf" in advance, the favorability of the "Elf" has been greatly improved!
Game Tip: Congratulations! Molecular monkey favorability has been raised to trust, gaining the ability to move freely!
The ability to move freely?
Zhang Zian smiled. For π, this ability is probably useless.
He glanced at the time on his phone at 0:00:00, it was already New Year's Eve.
"π, it's about to be put on the shelf, refresh the background and see if the editor has granted you the permission to put it on the shelf." He reminded.
π nodded, and pressed f5 to refresh the page, and happened to see that the number of favorites had just reached 50,000, one not too many, one not too many.
Zhang Zian's cell phone rang again.
The phone kept ringing in the middle of the night, and he had a premonition that he was going to be unlucky, and he could even feel Sen Han's eyes 'shooting' from the direction of the princess' bed.
Game Tip: Congratulations! Your molecular monkey has collected enough power of faith and has reached the upgrade standard!
Game Tips: Your Molecular Monkey is currently at the 'Elite'/Palace level, and will become a Palace level after upgrading.
Game Tip: Do you want to upgrade now? If you select "No", you can upgrade it at any time convenient to you.
yes/no, remind me later
Note:
π, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter... what you do with this information, and what it does, is up to you.
This passage is from the 11th episode of the second season of the American drama "Suspect Tracker", hereby declares.
I don’t know if there are any fans of this American drama among the readers, but if I can sum up this American drama in one sentence, it would be: a pair of lilies and a pair of bases, a beanie suffering alone!
I hope everyone can understand and like the explanation of Molecular Monkey’s origin. It’s the end of the month and the beginning of the month. If you understand it, vote for a monthly ticket. If you don’t understand it, forget it...
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