High school maths would be incomplete with hitting the π symbol adn
This episode looks at some of the mysteries of the number pi – approximated as 22 divided by 7 (22/7 or 22 July is celebrated as Pi Approximation Day), or roughly 3.14. What is pi, what makes it so special, and why does it turn up in some unexpected places?
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Originally published by Cosmos as Why we don’t ACTUALLY know the exact number for Pi
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