Definition:Absolutely Normal Number/Mistake
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Source Work
1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers:
- The Dictionary
- $0 \cdotp 12345678910111213141516171819202122 \ldots$
1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.):
- The Dictionary
- $0 \cdotp 12345 \, 67891 \, 01112 \, 13141 \, 51617 \, 18192 \, 02122 \ldots$
Mistake
- ... [ The Champernowne constant ] is also normal, that is, whether expressed in base $10$, or any other base, each digit occurs in the long run with equal frequency.
Correction
What is described here is actually an absolutely normal number.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $0 \cdotp 12345 67891 01112 13141 51617 18192 02122 \ldots$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $0 \cdotp 12345 \, 67891 \, 01112 \, 13141 \, 51617 \, 18192 \, 02122 \ldots$