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jafinn t1_jea3fqn wrote

Reply to comment by YourFatherUnfiltered in At Long Last, Mathematicians Have Found a Shape With a Pattern That Never Repeats by jwe21

I suspect that it doesn't if you look closely at it (either that or they just stupidly used a stock photo of a random pattern).

We are super good at noticing patterns though so even if they aren't 100% identical our brains will interpret it as a pattern. I'm pretty sure this mathematical breakthrough isn't going to be super useful for decorational purposes.

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Kezika t1_jea59ju wrote

I think it's the stock photo thing, since the one in the article definitely repeats: https://i.imgur.com/yx07VN5.png

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jdjvbtjbkgvb t1_jebqbm2 wrote

You are wrong though. Think again what it means if the pattern would repeat itself. If you go infinite way that direction, does it ever start from the beginning and repeat itself? The answer is no.

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Kezika t1_jebqnvm wrote

I guess I don't know enough about mathematics? To me it seems like I don't even have to go "infinitely far" when it seems to be doing so just a slight bit over?

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jdjvbtjbkgvb t1_jebr0we wrote

You see these small parts that look alike, but they do not repeat in the same order.

I believe that it might be possible, but of course this is not yet peer reviewed so it could be false as well.

Those few similar looking things aren't really repetition of the pattern if you think about it. If their surroundings and placement change every time... And if it never starts again from the beginning it never really repeats.

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Kezika t1_jebwopc wrote

Ah gotcha, basically I was thinking too granularly.

I think I sorta understand?

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