Digit Patterns

The occurrence of specific, non-random sequences or structural arrangements within numerical strings.

Notable Instances

• [[literature/contact|Contact]] (by Carl Sagan):
  • Explores the premise of messages embedded within transcendental numbers by an advanced intelligence.
  • Character Ellie Arroway identifies a visual sequence of ones and zeros within the base 11 representation of $\pi$.

Related Concepts

• Transcendental Numbers
• Number Bases
• Steganography

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