Happy Pi Day 2017

cee134
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March 14 - or 3/14 - is Pi Day in honor of the Greek letter that represents the symbol used in mathematics to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter - approximately 3.14.

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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.

Pi Day 2017: Freebies, facts and more to celebrate 3/14
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/03/pi_day_2017_freebies_facts_and.html
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  • sw33tp3a1
    sw33tp3a1 Posts: 5,065 Member
    Now I know why my daughter wanted me to buy a pie last night lol
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Feynman point is the name for the six nines in a row that start at decimal point number 762.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,372 Member
    Stuck at home with this sleet storm and I'm trying really hard not to bake a pie.
  • MomReborn
    MomReborn Posts: 145 Member
    Woohoo! My kiddos are singing The Pi Song later (2nd/3rd grade). My 6th grader should have her Pi-related code assignment done too. We can't wait to see what it does!

    Happy Pi Day to you too :)
  • Kelll12123
    Kelll12123 Posts: 212 Member
    I teach algebra 1 and we were supposed to have a pi day celebration today. Five bonus points to anyone who brings in a pie. There's no school because of the snow storm and I'm not sure what to do with all of this jello
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    The number 1 is the most commonly occurring number in the first 100,000 decimal places of pi. It occurs 10,137 times.
  • RachelElser
    RachelElser Posts: 1,049 Member
    Yes! Our college math dept is doing Pi related things! So fun!
  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,231 Member
    Someone had to do it
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  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    This is all highly irrational.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,642 Member
    I suddenly am in the mood for steak...
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    In advanced science and mathematics, pi is defined as twice the smallest positive x for which which cos(x) = 0.
  • frannieshack
    frannieshack Posts: 327 Member
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    I just at 4 small slices of pie for pi day. It was good.... but I'm good for at least another year with pie.

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