Hi Paul, On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:22:34 -0500 Paul Procacci <pproca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you wouldn't mind, please stop referring things as being "magical". > There's nothing magical about Raku/Perl6 other than the devs that put in > their time to give you that perception. > They are to be commended for their time and effort. > > Also, being condescending as in "he gave up" is uncalled for. > > It's an IMPOSSIBILITY using today's technology to tell you whether a number > is irrational....period. Well, it is not unthinkable that a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_algebra_system (CAS)-like system will be able to tell that the abstract number sqrt(2) is irrational, as well as some derivative numbers such as 3 + sqrt(2). E.g: ``` > my $num = sqrt(2); > say $num.is_irrational() True ``` It won't be able to give its exact value, but may still be able to reason about it. -- Shlomi Fish https://www.shlomifish.org/ Perl Elems to Avoid - https://perl-begin.org/tutorials/bad-elements/ The cool thing about Vim is — you find something interesting with every typo. — Su‐Shee on Freenode’s #perl . Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply .
