"Feynman point" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after Richard Feynman, who is claimed to have talked about it in a lecture. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Feynman point
  1. The position (at the 762nd digit after the decimal point) in the decimal expansion of pi at which a sequence of six consecutive nines first appears, unexpectedly early in view of the expected and otherwise apparent randomness of said expansion. Wikipedia link: Feynman point, Richard Feynman Categories (topical): Mathematics

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