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Scientists calculate pi to a new record of 62.8 TRILLION figures
Daily Mail via MSN ^
| 8/17/21
| Ryan Morrison
Posted on 08/17/2021 3:45:42 AM PDT by Libloather
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Never heard senators referred to as 'scientists'.
To: Libloather
I just round it down to 3.
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posted on
08/17/2021 3:47:14 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(We have two Democrat parties. 50% of the US population has no political representation.)
To: Libloather
this is just today’s 5th reverse REPO exceeding
a trillion bucks. new record. /s
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posted on
08/17/2021 3:48:26 AM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum)
To: Libloather
My physics teacher told me that 37 digits was enough to create a circle the size of the universe.
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posted on
08/17/2021 3:50:19 AM PDT
by
Jonty30
(My superpower is setting people up for failure, without meaning to. )
To: Libloather
That’s a lot of Strawberry-Rhubarb.
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posted on
08/17/2021 3:50:28 AM PDT
by
EvilCapitalist
(Pets are no substitute for children.)
To: Libloather
They’ll put out a retraction shortly, as they discovered Dr. DippyDoo was looking at the wrong data... that’s the National Debt.
To: Libloather
As long as pi is approximate, any calculation using pi is approximate only.
To: Libloather
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posted on
08/17/2021 4:03:13 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
To: Libloather
Makes it hard to fit the leftover pi in the fridge.
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posted on
08/17/2021 4:11:33 AM PDT
by
Old Yeller
(Republican politicans love being in office, Democrat politicians love being in power.)
To: Libloather
wonder how much excess carbon was generated for this pretty useless exercise?
Some people need a better hobby.
To: Libloather
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posted on
08/17/2021 4:21:56 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: Libloather
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posted on
08/17/2021 4:21:56 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: Libloather
That’ll help. That old pi calculation used to really mess me up in math class.
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posted on
08/17/2021 4:23:36 AM PDT
by
MayflowerMadam
(While the foundations are being destroyed, what are the righteous doing?)
To: GreenLanternCorps
Tastes so good, I posted it twice...
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posted on
08/17/2021 4:24:48 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: qwerty1234
Point of order: The term is transcendental, not transcend, number.
The history of π is a fascinating subject, and attempts to calculate pi have contributed to our fundamental understanding of mathematics. The first person to devise a formal and rigorous way of calculating π was Archimedes, who used inscribed and inscribing polygons. Archimedes method allows one to bound pi between two limiting values.
No one improved on Archimedes method until Newton. Newton introduced several innovations, including generalization of the binomial theorem to non-integer powers, and invention of calculus, which enabled him to calculate pi far more efficiently.
There now exists a method for calculating the Nth hexadecimal digit of π. This can serve as a valuable check on long calculations, since they will almost certainly be done as binary numbers before conversion to decimal, so one can easily check a sample of digits along the way to validate the calculations.
To: Libloather
And boy...are their index fingers tired!
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posted on
08/17/2021 4:35:19 AM PDT
by
Mygirlsmom
(Back after a long hiatus. Now mygrandkidsgrandma)
To: GreenLanternCorps
“I'm having pi tonight."
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posted on
08/17/2021 4:35:28 AM PDT
by
moovova
(Yo GOP....we won't forget.)
To: Jonty30
Back in grade school my twin daughters memorized PI. They were very competitive. One did to 40 something figures, and the other to 50 something. They both got the prize in their class (a slice of pie).
I asked them what the next closest kid had. I think the one class had something in the 20’s, and the other was under 10!
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posted on
08/17/2021 4:44:56 AM PDT
by
21twelve
(Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
To: Libloather
Hmmm, the last 10 digits in my answer came out 7817924261. I’d better check.
To: Libloather
"Oh, bitter pi, bitter pi..."
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posted on
08/17/2021 4:48:02 AM PDT
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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