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[[File:Pi_equals_C_over_d.svg|thumb|The circumference of a circle is slightly more than three times as long as its diameter. The exact ratio is called π.]]The number '''pi''' is a [[mathematical constant]], the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, commonly approximated as 3.14159. | [[File:Pi_equals_C_over_d.svg|thumb|The circumference of a circle is slightly more than three times as long as its diameter. The exact ratio is called π.]]The number '''pi''' is a [[mathematical constant]], the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, commonly approximated as 3.14159. | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi Pi] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi Pi] @ Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 24 June 2016
The number pi is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, commonly approximated as 3.14159.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Pi @ Wikipedia