THE VIDEO SHELF · types of numbers
All the Numbers - Numberphile
Matt Parker talks Numberphile through the different kinds of numbers: algebraic, transcendental, computable, normal, and beyond. It shows how few numbers we can actually name or describe.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as an accessible explanation of number categories and why almost all numbers are unknowable.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Numberphile
- Topic
- types of numbers
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 6
- HN mentions in dataset
- 12
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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It's fascinating how little we know about everyday numbers like pi and e, it's widely assumed that they are normal but there is no proof for this (and it's extremely difficult to do so). In fact we believe the fast majority of numbers are transcendental …
ccvannorman on Hacker News · 2019-08
In Is e Normal?That's actually most numbers, but we don't know any yet. [VIDEO] numberphile (math YouTube series) describing some related concepts here.
StrangeDoctor on Hacker News · 2019-03
In Calculating a record-breaking 31.4T digits of Pi with GCPIt feels like every time there's a mathematics post on the front page I post a video by Matt Parker. This time, here's a video that explains from the basics what kinds of numbers exist: [VIDEO]
mjlee on Hacker News · 2019-03
In Famous Transcendental Numbers
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.