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ELI5: How can pi never repeat a pattern?

Given a finite number of digits (0-9) wouldn't this be impossible? How are we qualifying a "repeating pattern"?

If we say, for example, that 678 is the pattern, wouldn't it merely be a matter of time before 678 appears twice?
gpt
You've misunderstood a bit--"repeating pattern" doesn't necessarily mean that the pattern *never* shows up again, just that it doesn't regularly do so.

So, pi might well have "678" in multiple places, but it's never going to settle into a pattern where the rest of the digits are "678678678678678678...".