Liouville constant

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
irrational number
transcendental number
gptkbp:category real number
normal number (in base 10, not normal)
gptkbp:decimalExpansion 0.110001000000000000000001... (with a 1 in the 10^n place for each n ≥ 1)
gptkbp:definedIn L = Σ_{k=1}^∞ 10^{-k!}
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Joseph_Liouville
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1844
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Liouville constant
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Joseph_Liouville
gptkbp:property can be approximated 'too well' by rationals
example of a Liouville number
first proven transcendental number
gptkbp:symbol L
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Liouville_number
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7