According to piday.org Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”)
is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio
of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is
approximately 3.14159.
Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point. As an irrational and transcendental number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern. While only a handful of digits are needed for typical calculations, Pi’s infinite nature makes it a fun challenge to memorize, and to computationally calculate more and more digits.
source: timesofindia
Pi (π) is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It is a constant number which means that for all circles of any size, Pi will remain the same. The symbol of the Greek letter “π” was first used by William Jones in 1706. A ‘p’ was chosen for ‘perimeter’ of circles, and the use of π became popular after it was adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737.
Pi Day was officially recognised in 2009 and the celebrations were filled by eating circular treats - fruits pies and pizza along with dressing like Albert Einstein since the coincides with the birthday of the genius as well. In 2015, Pi Day fanatics had a special treat. Celebrations took place on 3/14/15 at 9:26:53 a.m., the numerical date and time together representing the first 10 digits of pi, 3.141592653.
Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point. As an irrational and transcendental number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern. While only a handful of digits are needed for typical calculations, Pi’s infinite nature makes it a fun challenge to memorize, and to computationally calculate more and more digits.
source: timesofindia
Pi (π) is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It is a constant number which means that for all circles of any size, Pi will remain the same. The symbol of the Greek letter “π” was first used by William Jones in 1706. A ‘p’ was chosen for ‘perimeter’ of circles, and the use of π became popular after it was adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737.
Pi Day was officially recognised in 2009 and the celebrations were filled by eating circular treats - fruits pies and pizza along with dressing like Albert Einstein since the coincides with the birthday of the genius as well. In 2015, Pi Day fanatics had a special treat. Celebrations took place on 3/14/15 at 9:26:53 a.m., the numerical date and time together representing the first 10 digits of pi, 3.141592653.
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