The Undescribable (Paperback)

Langue : anglais

Edité par Nbm House, 2026

9798235606838

Vendeur : CitiRetail, Stevenage, Royaume-UniCitiRetail

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 29 juin 2022

Livre broché

Etat: Neuf

EUR 29,65

EUR 44,40 expédition 
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

Paperback. Most things cannot be described.That is not a poetic claim. It is a mathematical fact.There are far more infinite sequences of zeros and ones than there are finite descriptions that could ever name them. Most real numbers have no formula, no algorithm, no short rule that generates their digits. Most strings of any length are incompressible: the shortest program that produces them is essentially as long as the string itself. Possibility is cheap. Description is expensive.The Undescribable is a clear, rigorous journey through this permanent imbalance. Beginning with Cantor's distinction between countable and uncountable infinity, it moves through Shannon's information theory, Kolmogorov complexity, the beautiful but non-random digits of p, the difference between chaos and true randomness, Turing's universal computer, the halting problem, Chaitin's W, and Goedel's incompleteness theorems-recast as statements about information rather than pure logic.Along the way the book asks larger questions: Is intelligence essentially compression? Are there facts no finite mind can ever know? Does every phenomenon have an explanation, or do some objects simply resist every shorter account? What should a rational intelligence believe once it understands that most of mathematical (and perhaps physical) reality lies beyond short description?No advanced mathematics is required. The arguments rest on counting, the distinction between finite and infinite, and the elementary idea that a shorter description is more powerful than a longer one. Technical details appear only when they illuminate; the destination is always the conceptual problem: what the existence of incompressible objects tells us about mathematics, computers, randomness, and the limits of any intelligence that must work with finite resources.Some things are difficult because we have not understood them yet.Some things are difficult because they are complicated.And some things cannot be compressed into anything simpler than themselves.The third category is where the really interesting territory begins. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

N° de réf. du vendeur 9798235606838

Titre
The Undescribable (Paperback)
Auteur
Marcus Qadar
Éditeur
Nbm House
Année de publication
2026
État de l'article
new
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9798235606838

CitiRetail

Stevenage, Royaume-Uni

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 29 juin 2022

Frais d'expédition de Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Article7 à 14 jours ouvrés7 à 60 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 44,40EUR 44,40
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Description de la boutique

Online business

Profil professionnel du vendeur

ABC BOOKS LIMITED

10 John Street
London, Royaume-Uni WC1N 2EB