Why is Pi computable while Chaitin's constant is not? Aren't they both transcendental?

Why is Pi computable while Chaitin's constant is not? Aren't they both transcendental? Let's define some terms: A real number [math]c[/math] is algebraic if there is a polynomial [math]f(x) = …

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