#Can n-adics has infinte digits in the two direction

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thorny helm
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Real numbers has infinite digits after the decimal point
n-adics has infinite digits before the decimal point, but can it have infinite digits after too?

thorny helm
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anyone?

stark trellis
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its only on the left

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not both directions

fleet sage
stark trellis
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p-adic numbers have infinite digits on the left because their structure needs accuracy near smaller powers of the prime 𝑝, basically how the p-adic metric measures distances.

thorny helm
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ok thanks

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+close

thorny helm
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Oh I see now

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Taking 10adic number ...00000001782

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It's actually 1x10^-3+7x10^-2+8x10^-1+2

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Like numbers can't be infinite

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And the number on the lest side is actually positive exposant