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		EventH- on May 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AlphaFold 3 predicts the structure and interaction... "There is no 'truth' that we can grasp in parts but not entirely." The value of pi is a simple counterexample.

joaogui1 on May 8, 2024 [–]

We can predict the digits of pi with a formula, to me that counts as grasping it

dekhn on May 9, 2024 | [–]

For those who aren't aware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellard%27s_formula (yes, that Fabrice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrice_Bellard)

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