Chaitin's constant

Summary

Chaitin's constant is a transcendental number^[1]. It draws 281 Wikipedia views per month (transcendental_number category, ranking #3 of 12).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chaitin's constant is credited with the discovery of Gregory Chaitin^[3].
• Chaitin's constant's instance of is recorded as transcendental number^[4].
• Chaitin's constant's instance of is recorded as mathematical constant^[5].
• Chaitin's constant's instance of is recorded as uncomputable number^[6].
• Chaitin's constant's instance of is recorded as irrational number^[7].
• Chaitin's constant's instance of is recorded as normal number^[8].
• Chaitin's constant's instance of is recorded as definable real number^[9].
• Gregory Chaitin is named after Chaitin's constant^[10].
• Chaitin's constant's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01vf2^[11].
• Chaitin's constant's defining formula is recorded as \Omega_F=\sum_{p\in P_F}2^{-|p|}^[12].
• Chaitin's constant's MathWorld ID is recorded as ChaitinsConstant^[13].
• Chaitin's constant's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[14].
• Chaitin's constant's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 63516116^[15].

Body

Works and Contributions

Chaitin's constant is credited with the discovery of Gregory Chaitin^[3].

Why It Matters

Chaitin's constant draws 281 Wikipedia views per month (transcendental_number category, ranking #3 of 12).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]