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Revision as of 08:46, 5 February 2017
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
1882: Mathematician and academic Ferdinand von Lindemann publishes proof that π (pi) is a transcendental number.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Ferdinand von Lindemann (nonfiction)
- Geometry (nonfiction)
- Mathematical constant (nonfiction)
- Mathematics (nonfiction)
External links:
- Pi @ Wikipedia