• A sequence of six consecutive nines occurs in the decimal representation of the number pi (π), starting at the 762nd decimal place. It has become famous...
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  • identity Six nines in pi Gauss–Legendre algorithm Gaussian function History of π A History of Pi (book) Indiana Pi Bill Leibniz formula for pi Lindemann–Weierstrass...
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  • as square root of 2 are irrational.) Almost integer Normal number Six nines in pi Darling, David (2004), The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra...
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  • Pi is 3 is a misunderstanding that the Japanese public believed that, due to the revision of the Japanese Curriculum guideline in 2002, the approximate...
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  • A History of Pi (also titled A History of π) is a 1970 non-fiction book by Petr Beckmann that presents a layman's introduction to the concept of the mathematical...
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  • contradiction. In 1882, Ferdinand von Lindemann proved that π {\displaystyle \pi } is not just irrational, but transcendental as well. In 1761, Johann Heinrich...
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  • Smith number, admirable number, number of 1's in all partitions of 25 into odd parts, see also Six nines in pi 763 = 7 × 109, sum of nine consecutive primes...
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    The Indiana pi bill was bill 246 of the 1897 sitting of the Indiana General Assembly, one of the most notorious attempts to establish mathematical truth...
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    Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 (the 3rd month) since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three...
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  • significance, describing them as "angel numbers". Six nines in pi Beiler, Albert (1966). Recreations in the Theory of Numbers: The Queen of Mathematics...
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  • to be found in the Great Pyramid of Giza, but it is highly improbable that this was intentional. There is a sequence of six nines in pi, popularly known...
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    comics were ambiguous images, made in such a way that one could read the six-panel comic, flip the book and keep reading. In The Wonderful Cure of the Waterfall...
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  • The number π (/paɪ/; spelled out as "pi") is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximately equal...
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  • 5 − 1 7 + 1 9 − ⋯ = ∑ k = 0 ∞ ( − 1 ) k 2 k + 1 , {\displaystyle {\frac {\pi }{4}}=1-{\frac {1}{3}}+{\frac {1}{5}}-{\frac {1}{7}}+{\frac {1}{9}}-\cdots...
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    constant pi (π) in the history of mathematics reached an accuracy within 0.04% of the true value before the beginning of the Common Era. In Chinese mathematics...
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    the mathematical result that the rational number ⁠22/7⁠ is greater than π (pi) date back to antiquity. One of these proofs, more recently developed but...
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  • of these formulae can be found in the article Pi, or the article Approximations of π. π = C d = C 2 r {\displaystyle \pi ={\frac {C}{d}}={\frac {C}{2r}}}...
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  • Cadaeic Cadenza (category Pi)
    whispered quietly, "I ignore". — Mike Keith, First verse of Near a Raven Six nines in pi (handled at the start of chapter 2, "Change") Near A Raven, cadaeic...
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    of computed numerical values of, or bounds on, the mathematical constant pi (π). For more detailed explanations for some of these calculations, see Approximations...
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  • Basel problem (category Pi algorithms)
    {\pi }{4}}{\frac {2\pi te^{2\pi t}-e^{2\pi t}+1}{\pi t^{2}e^{2\pi t}+te^{2\pi t}-t}}\\[6pt]&=\lim _{t\to 0}{\frac {\pi ^{3}te^{2\pi t}}{2\pi \left(\pi t^{2}e^{2\pi...
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  • Area of a circle (redirect from Pi r^2)
    {\displaystyle n{\frac {3\sin {\frac {\pi }{n}}}{2+\cos {\frac {\pi }{n}}}}<\pi <n\left(2\sin {\frac {\pi }{3n}}+\tan {\frac {\pi }{3n}}\right).} This for n = 48...
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    to the diameter of the earth, 92/29) or as π ≈ 10 ≈ 3.162 {\displaystyle \pi \approx {\sqrt {10}}\approx 3.162} . Liu Hui was not satisfied with this value...
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    determinant (the first in 1683, the complete version no later than 1710) are attributed to him. Seki also calculated the value of pi correct to the 10th...
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  • Piphilology (redirect from Pi culture)
    many digits of the mathematical constant π. The word is a play on the word "pi" itself and of the linguistic field of philology. There are many ways to memorize...
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    In transcendental number theory, the Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem is a result that is very useful in establishing the transcendence of numbers. It states...
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    In 1882, the task was proven to be impossible, as a consequence of the Lindemann–Weierstrass theorem, which proves that pi ( π {\displaystyle \pi }...
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    Zu Chongzhi (category Pi-related people)
    Qi dynasties. He was most notable for calculating pi as between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927, a record in precision which would not be surpassed for nearly...
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  • Yasumasa Kanada (category Pi-related people)
    Kanada held the world record calculating the number of digits in the decimal expansion of pi – exactly 1.2411 trillion digits. The calculation took more...
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    William Jones (mathematician) (category Pi-related people)
    letter Pi) to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. He was a close friend of Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Edmund Halley. In November...
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  • give a better approximation to the value of the mathematical constant π (pi) than the partial sum approximation obtained by truncating the Madhava–Leibniz...
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