Originally defined as the ratio between the circumference of a circle and its diameter, pi — written as the Greek letter π — appears throughout mathematics, including in areas that are completely ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Every March 14, mathematicians, scientists and math lovers around the world celebrate Pi Day, a commemoration of the mathematical sign Pi. That's because the date written numerically ...
INDIANAPOLIS -- March 14 -- or, if you'd prefer, 3.14 -- is the informal holiday celebrating everyone's favorite irrational number, pi. The ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, pi is a ...
The Kansas Statehouse dome. Long-ago effort to legislate the math of circles offers lesson for legislators today. The Wichita Eagle file photo The celebration of Pi Day this past week marked the ...